1. Contact your Local Eco-Consultant to schedule an energy audit appointment for them to come out and visit your home.

They have the necessary energy consumption tools and information to motivate you and your family towards a healthier, greener life.

2. Save over $3,500 on your electric bill over the life of your first set of energy-efficient CFL bulbs by replacing your old incandescent light bulbs. CFL energy-saving bulbs come in every shape and size from candelabras to reflectors and even 3-way bulbs for those table lamps in the bedroom to dimmable light bulbs for the living room to set the mood for the evening. They are all suitable for those dimmable light switches on the wall.

3. Save $8,000 and 300,000 gallons of water over 7 years with bathroom water conservation.

4. Save 9% on your electric bill by eliminating Phantom Power loss. Energy waste from electronic gadgets with adapters that continue to draw power even when not in use.

5. Learn dozens of free and low-cost ways to save energy, which you can implement immediately such as how to use your oven, dryer, and fridge in the most efficient ways.

6. Save 8% of the energy to heat your water and reduce your family’s carbon emissions by 1,000 lbs. a year with a few simple changes to your hot water heater.

Indoor Air Quality, Toxic-Free Living and Water Purity

7. Improve your Indoor Air Quality with (no cost) changes in behavior combined with a High-Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) cleaner and more effective furnace and a/c filters.

8. Create a less toxic indoor environment for your children and pets. Learn to avoid Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and the benefits of non-toxic household cleaners which are vinegar-based.

9. Understand your household water filtering options from countertop-based 10-stage filtration to chlorine-removing shower filters to the whole house reverse osmosis systems and banish bottled water from your home.

Waste Reduction and Recycling

10. Learn how to turn your food and yard waste (which accounts for 25% of all landfill contents) into nutrient-rich, non-polluting fertilizer for your houseplants and garden.

11. Save $1,000’s and keep hundreds of pounds of toxic battery waste from your local landfill and groundwater by giving up one-use batteries forever.

12. Eliminate 1,000’s of soda cans and bottles by making your own sparkling water and soda for pennies per quart.

13. Kick the paper towel habit saving both virgin forests and $100’s a year.

Family Carbon Footprint Reduction

14. Learn how to source “green power” from non-polluting, renewable resources, often from your current utility.

Green Home Makeover

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