http://www.tipbin.com Share what you know http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/2206 Many of us use very large capacity water tanks to flush our toilets. One way to quickly and easily save water is to put one or two bricks inside the tank. Saving a half-gallon of water EVERY time you flush will save money in energy used to treat and clean the water, and it will keep the associated CO2 emissions from polluting our atmosphere. Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:55:42 +0000 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/2206 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/457 Go easy on the paper kitchen towels. Look for brands that have half sheet option. They do the same job as well that a full sheet does. Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:53:22 +0000 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/457 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/2209 You know those 50 napkins you usually get with fast food meals? Don't throw them away when you're done. Put them with the rest of your paper napkins and use them for causal meals (probably not when you have guests over). Save some trees, and save yourself some money. Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:05:05 +0000 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/2209 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/456 Say no to plastic/paper bags at grocery stores. Buy a pair of big reusable tote bags at Costco for just $1.50. Whole food donates a nickel to your choice of charity every time you say no to plastic/paper bag. Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:49:38 +0000 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/456 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/462 Don't just buy organic. Buy local. Yes, organic foods are better for the environment in terms of their production, but if you are buying organic blueberries that are shipped in from Chile, are you really doing a lot of good? Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:49:50 +0000 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/462 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/475 Public Bathrooms: Dry your hands using air dryers only - stop producing paper waste and energy consumption trucking the paper towels and the trash all over the country. Air dryers are produced, shipped, and installed once and can be run using green energy. Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:56:46 +0000 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/475 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/476 Avoid using your clothes dryer - Clothes drying racks come in many varieties and are cheap. It only takes a day to dry and if you do a good job hanging, you won't need an iron either. Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:08:56 +0000 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/476 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/207 I've found that lather from a plain old bar of soap works just as well for shaving as shaving cream. It doesn't smell like eucalyptus, but it lubricates the blade, which is the point. It's also much cheaper, and it's better for the environment because you're not throwing away a metal can every two weeks. Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:51:58 +0000 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/207 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/2286 Do you put pudding or Jello packs in your kids' lunches? Prevent some waste by making your own snack-packs with reusable 1/2 cup containers (like Gladware) and any flavor of Jello or pudding they like. It only takes a few minutes to prepare the mix. Not to mention you'd save a bundle. Just remember to remind the kids to bring home the containers. Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:20:24 +0000 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/2286 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/2212 Use blackle.com to search Google and "save a fair bit of energy" as they put it. The darker screen apparently helps save energy. Who knew?! Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:55:41 +0000 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/2212 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/2218 Make sure to save your cup sleeve from your favorite coffee shop and reuse it. They're usually made from recycled material, but reuse is always far more efficient than recycling. One sleeve should easily last months. There are also plenty of patterns out there that you can use to make your own reusable sleeve. Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:53:52 +0000 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/2218 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/2222 There are a number of sites that will help you remove your name from direct mail (i.e. junk mail) mailing lists. Register with them and save energy and resources being wasted on delivering to your mail box a bunch of crap you have no interest in. Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:39:16 +0000 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/2222 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/454 It's time to replace those incandescent bulbs with CFLs, or compact fluorescent lights. CFLs use 75% less energy than incandescent bulbs, and can last up to 10 times longer. They don't buzz or flicker, and most turn on immediately. The color and quality of the light may take a few days to get used to, but the savings are worth it. Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:54:46 +0000 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/454 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/459 Turn off your car when you aren't moving. According to one source, "An idling engine produces 50 to 100 more emissions than a warm engine. Plus, cars get the worst gas mileage when idling cold or warm. Gas is being burned for no forward motion." Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:45:13 +0000 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/459 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/469 Go vegetarian! The process of producing meat for food contributes more greenhouse gases than all the cars and trucks in the world combined. Meat production adds pollution, methane, deforestation, and fuel consumption for transportation and petroleum-based fertilizers to grow feed. If you do eat meat, choose pasture-raised meat from a local farm. Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:08:26 +0000 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/469