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Going Green is Easy | Town & Country Plumbing

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As Kermit the Frog famously said, “It’s not easy being green.” The truth is if your goal is to be green to help the environment, going green is very easy. To start, you need to be aware of your habits around energy, water and product consumption and then consistently make mindful choices.

Here are some helpful, easy-to-follow tips that can help you to help the planet.

Earth Day is on April 22

Why not kick-start your environmental action plan by getting involved in your community? Host a neighborhood clean-up; plant more trees in your area; plant a public garden; exercise outside; gather children together to do arts and crafts that use recycled materials.

Use Earth Day as not only a day of conversation around your conservation efforts. Take this opportunity to educate yourself on global warming, climate change, recycling methods and alternate power sources.

Get Starting Reducing Your Carbon Footprint

To minimize the impact of your own personal actions on the earth, you’ve got to neutralize them by reducing your carbon footprint.

Only purchase items that are recyclable. Before you buy new, see if you can buy used. Instead of throwing food scraps in the trash or running the garbage disposal, compost food waste.

Use your microwave or your slow cooker in the kitchen more often than your oven. Use the cold water cycle for laundry. Only buy energy efficient appliances. Buy a rain barrel to catch rainwater to water your garden, lawn, and plants.

Only print what you need. Reduce your junk mail. When bringing your lunch to work, use reusable containers.

Water Filtration System at Home

To help the earth, stop buying plastic water bottles. They end up in landfills. Instead, install a point-of-use filtration system on your faucet or fridge. You’ll get cool, clean water when you need it in an environmentally friendly way.

Tankless Water Heaters

You may have heard of tankless water heaters, but do you know why they are good for the environment?

Traditional storage tank water heaters heat water that sits over a period of time before use. Often this water loses heat, so you are wasting energy to heat it.

Tankless systems work on demand, which means that you have a steady supply of hot water- but only as much as you need, when you need it.

Not only do tankless units have environmental benefits, there are cost benefits to you as well. They cost less to run and tend to have a longer life span.

The Benefits of Eco-Friendly Plumbing Fixtures

Your plumbing fixtures have a lot to do with keeping your water flow in check. Your toilet accounts for substantial portion of your home’s water use.

Reduce that amount by investing in a dual flow toilet that lets you select if you need a little water (liquid waste) or a lot of water (solid waste) to flush.

A low-flow showerhead helps the environment in two ways. It reduces the amount of water you need to use, and it reduces the amount of water that you need to heat.

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