| The Advantages of Going Green at Home are | | | | further polluting our overall air quality. |
| obvious to almost everyone who knows about the | | | | Tip: Purchase non toxic cleaners containing Enzymes. |
| effects of acid rain, global warming, poor air quality | | | | These are the most powerful. |
| and the efforts being made to reverse the effects | | | | Advantage #2 Light Energy |
| of these environmental disasters we have created | | | | Incandescent light bulbs are still less expensive to |
| for ourselves. | | | | purchase at first but, over time, fluorescent lights will |
| These 3 advantages of going green at home were | | | | save you that money, and more. They are more |
| written for the few who are not aware we have the | | | | expensive to purchase at first but their life |
| power to reverse what we have done, one person | | | | expectancy is 5 times that of its counterpart and |
| at a time. | | | | they operate at a 3rd the power consumption. |
| Years ago, going green meant spending a lot of | | | | Tip: Purchase long life fluorescent bulbs for lamps. |
| money on the eco friendly products. Yes, they saved | | | | and use low voltage lighting when possible. |
| the environment, but killed your wallet in the process. | | | | Advantage #3 Water Saving Shower Heads |
| Not true anymore. | | | | This is a no brainer. Exchange your shower heads |
| Many smart business owners, seeing the future of | | | | with high pressure, low volume spray heads. These |
| Eco friendly products, developed a variety of | | | | are inexpensive, easy to install and save an average |
| alternative power, fuel, cleaning solutions, and food | | | | of 15 gallons of water per 10 minute shower. That's |
| sources. All designed and tailored for the every day | | | | over 5,000 gallons a year! |
| consumer to afford. Below are 3 advantages of | | | | If you have a water bill, these pay for themselves |
| going green at home that will not only be equal to, | | | | the first year, you start saving the next year and |
| or less than, what you are spending now, but over | | | | you would never know the difference between the |
| time, will even save you money. | | | | heads. |
| Advantage #1 Better Household Cleaning Solutions: | | | | Tip: Always shut off water when brushing teeth, use |
| View any bottle of cleaning solution in your home and | | | | water saver heads on all faucets. |
| you will probably see a warning label. "Harmful if | | | | More Tips: Reduce you footprint at the landfill: |
| Swallowed" | | | | For those of you who have land, start a compost |
| We should not need to discuss what happens to | | | | heap. Compost heaps are filled with vegetable waste, |
| children or pets that get into these every year. The | | | | paper products and other bio degradable substances |
| statistics say 80% of all household poisoning is | | | | you would normally toss in the garbage can. |
| directly related to these toxic chemicals. They are | | | | Recycle: |
| also bad for our environment. | | | | Store and then sell your aluminum cans, cardboard |
| Cleaning solutions not only have toxic chemicals in the | | | | and newspapers. Recycle stations are everywhere! |
| fluid, but also in the spray. Once these become | | | | Follow these 3 Advantages of Going Green at Home |
| airborne, you have effectively contaminated your | | | | and tell your friends to do the same! |
| indoor air. Once they are flushed they do even more | | | | "The future of our planet is in our hands. We can |
| damage to our environment. | | | | change the destiny of the earth we leave to our |
| A septic system needs bacteria to work properly. | | | | childrens children. And we can do it one person at a |
| Regular soap and toxic chemicals kill bacteria. They | | | | time. |
| also leach into our soil to later evaporate into our air, | | | | |