http://www.tipbin.com Share what you know http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/2373 When looking for a housecleaning service, find one that uses earth-friendly, biodedgradable products. Or, alternatively, you can supply your own products. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:52:33 +0000 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/2373 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/2372 For most recipes, preheating the oven isn't actually necessary and uses up more electricity or gas. Turn the oven on when you are ready to put your food in, and you can conserve more electricity gas. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:50:12 +0000 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/2372 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/2371 Use biodegradable sponges. You might not think of sponges as having an impact, but think of how many we use in a lifetime. Every place you can make a change will have an impact. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:47:51 +0000 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/2371 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/2207 Look for biodegradable doggie poop bags for cleaning up after your pooch. There's a lot to clean up after over the life time of your dog. Help it all return to earth faster by avoiding non-biodegradable plastic baggies. Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:14:50 +0000 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/2207 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/2204 Check out the products at Preserve Products and pick up some toothbrushes made from recycled plastic. And then, when you're done using them, you can send them back to Preserve Products, in the packaging they provided when they shipped them to you, and they will recycle your toothbrushes, to give them yet another life! Mon, 09 Mar 2009 01:50:41 +0000 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/2204 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/2203 When you go to a fast food restaurant, think twice about the trash you throw away. A lot of the containers you get your food in can be recycled. Ask for a bag, and bring home any recyclables to throw in your recycling bin at home. Mon, 09 Mar 2009 01:39:10 +0000 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/2203 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/2202 Check with your local grocery store to see if they recycle plastic bags. Most do these days, and even if you use re-usable shopping bags for your grocery shopping, you can bring in other types of plastic bags like ziplock bags or other bags used for food packaging to be recycled instead of just adding more plastic to the landfills. Mon, 09 Mar 2009 01:37:49 +0000 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/2202 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/2201 When you are washing your hands, don't leave the water running. Since you should be scrubbing your hands long enough to be able to sing the ABC song, that's a long time to leave the water running, especially if you aren't actively using it. Turn it off after you wet your hands, and back on when you're ready to rinse. You'll save a lot of water. Mon, 09 Mar 2009 01:35:42 +0000 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/2201 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/482 Keep recycling containers or bags in different parts of the house. That way when you have a used-up toilet paper tube or empty shampoo bottle you will be more likely to recycle it than just throw it away. Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:10:11 +0000 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/482 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/481 Before you throw away or recycle old magazines, consider donating them to your local hospital. Most will be glad to take the reading materials (in addition to any books you don't want) for their patients and visitors. Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:46:43 +0000 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/481 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/461 Plan ahead. Condense your errands so that you aren't running all around town in a disorderly fashion, using more gas than necessary. And if you are at a large shopping center where you need to go to multiple stores, park in the middle so you don't have to move your car for each store you need to go to. Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:48:32 +0000 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/461 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/460 When accelerating while driving, do so slowly. Putting the pedal to the floor uses more gas and is more inefficient. Try and keep the RPMs under 3000 for the most efficient driving. Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:46:22 +0000 http://www.tipbin.com/tips/detail/460 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." 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