1. If you can’t buy organic food, avoid the top five most pesticide laden produce: Peaches, apples, peppers, celery, and nectarines. For the whole list got to: http://www.loveandblueberries.com/2009/03/15/list-of-the-most-pesticide-laden-produce/
2. Fill a plastic bottle with water and put it in your toilet tank. When the tank refills after a flush, it won’t use as much water because it won’t have to take up that space.
3. Only plug things in when you are going to use them.
4. When shopping for toilets, sinks, dishwashers, and other water using appliances, consider buying a WaterSense model.
5. Use natural remedies for common ailments: Thyme boiled and mixed with honey for a cough, garlic for a runny nose, tea for sore throats, carrots for headaches, lavender for anxiety, pineapples for better digestion, tomatoes for burns(not eating them-slice and apply), celery for better sleep, walnuts for dry skin, and leafy greens to prevent nosebleeds.
6. Vodka is a eco friendly way to treat poison ivy, freshen laundry, shine fixtures, repel insects, fight mold, and get great, shiny hair.
7. It takes about a gallon of oil to make a new toner cartridge. Recycle your ink cartridges at one of the 640 centers in the U.S.A.
8. Five to thirty percent of your energy use is wasted by escaping out from under doors and windows. Buy or make a draft snake. A piece of cloth that blocks the holes so heat or AC does not escape.
9. Change furnace filters. Dirty filters restrict air flow and increase energy use. Especially during winter.
10. Turn your water heater down. All water heaters only need to be turned to 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
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