Green Remodeling Tips around the Home

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Wednesday, 24 November 2010 10:17

Being energy efficient no longer has to be expensive. With each passing week there are new innovations to help you start saving money as well as the environment as fast as possible. Here are some quick tips you could do today to help the environment and be a little more “green”.

Upgrade your light bulbs

CFLs (Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs) are one of the quickest and easiest ways you can be energy efficient today. The next time your bulbs go out, or if you feel like just investing in better bulbs, head to your local home improvement store and pick up some CFLs. These light bulbs can save over 40 dollars in electricity over their individual lifetime. They also are built to be more efficient and produce 75% less heat and energy while still lasting longer then a normal bulb. Save the environment and your money by investing in CFLs.

Use Your Garbage Disposal.

To many people, the garbage disposal is simply that thing that makes noise under your sink. Most people do not understand that if they dump food waste down the disposal instead of the sink, they can more efficiently help the environment. Naturally disposing of waste like this also create less trash, therefore less to throw away in the local landfill. So next time you have a full plate, put it in the garbage disposal instead of the waste bin.

Install water efficient fixtures.

Whether it is the showerhead or the faucet, there is easy ways to save water today. Installing new fixtures with low flow options can greatly cut back on the amount of water that is wasted on daily basis. These products are designed to optimize the lower water flow, and most people cannot even tell the difference from the less water. This is especially important if you have a faucet with a slow leak. Slow leaks can waste gallons of water per day and thousands of water per year.

These are only a few simple ways you can save energy, water and waste, but hopefully you have seen that this is a simple process and the time impact you put into them will greatly affect the environment for the future.

Josh McNair is an avid believe in living a green lifestyle. He works for PlumberSurplus.com which sells everything from Bathtubs to Shower Doors