Home, Pets
COLLARS/LEASHES
By: SYHMake the next pet leash or collar you purchase be made from organic canvas materials instead of nylon.
Home, Pets
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
By: SYHSAVE $ 1,000
If it’s not already taken care of, make sure you get your pet spayed or neutered.
Appliances and Electronics, Family, Home, Kids & School
GAME SWAP
By: SYHIf most of your kids’ friends have the same video game system, you might arrange to have a video game trading party.
Appliances and Electronics, Family, Home, Kids & School
POWER DOWN
By: SYHWhen it’s not in use, teach your kids to make a habit of powering down the video game console.
Garden, Home
DON’T OVERDO IT
By: SYHIf you’re spending summer vacation in your own backyard, keep in mind that most lawns only need 1 inch of water per week to stay healthy.
Appliances and Electronics, Home, Home improvement
COOL OFF
By: SYHIt’s useless to keep heating the tank of your water heater if there’s no one in the house to use it.
Family, Home
TUBE TOGETHER
By: SYHSAVE $35 Instead of each person in your household watching his or her own television in a separate room, why not watch TV together? Save up to $35 per year if watching shows together can eliminate an average of 4 total hours of television time per day. Watching TV together reduces energy consumption by 350 kilowatt-hours per [...]
Garden, Home
LAWN CARE
By: SYHTip Provided By: The Green Book Cut your grass so it’s two inches high, and leave the clippings on the lawn. You’ll spend less time mowing and raking, and you won’t have to water your lawn as much. Forty percent of water in summer is allocated to outdoor usage when rates are highest. Also, less [...]
Cleaning, Home
POWDER LAUNDRY DETERGENT VS LIQUID DETERGENT
By: SYHTRUTH OR TRASH Powder laundry detergents are more eco-friendly than liquid ones TRUTH The powder vs. liquid debate tends to be one of personal preference. But in terms of their relative eco-friendliness, powdered detergents tend to be slightly better. Most powdered detergent boxes are made with recycled materials and can be recycled easily into new [...]
Home, Home improvement
UNSCREW AROUND
By: SYHSAVE $90 Even though things may look a bit bare—I prefer to think of it as “minimalist”—you can cut your energy consumption significantly by disabling half of the bulbs in multi-bulb light fixtures. Save Up to $90 per year or more in electricity costs, as well as the costs of bulb replacement over time. In addition [...]