-Adjust the heat or air conditioning at night and when you are away.
-Keep filters clean to ensure HVAC equipment works more efficiently.
-Turn off lights and electronic devices when not in use, install sensors where appropriate.
-When you purchase electronics and appliances look for the ENERGYSTAR label and buy
the most energy efficient items possible to meet your needs.
-Replace light bulbs with energy efficient compact fluorescent bulbs.
-Increase the amount of insulation in your home to reduce heat loss.
-Do not mow your lawn or fill your gas tank on Ozone Action Days.
-Minimize water use by purchasing E.P.A. WATERSENSE designated water efficient toilets, faucets and shower heads.
-Purchase products in bulk with minimal packaging.
-Limit fertilizers and pesticides, especially near lakes and streams.
-Recycle!
At School:
-Help start a recycling program.
-Perform a waste audit at your school.
-Use only recycled paper and other recycled products.
-Maintain heaters, air conditioners, refrigerators, and other energy using equipment, to reduce the amount of energy used.
-Install energy efficient lighting.
-Start an Eco-Club or form a pollution prevention team.
At Work:
-Install energy saving lights
-Ride a bike, carpool, walk, or take mass transportation to work
-Use reusable lunch containers
-Use a copier that prints on both sides of the paper to reduce paper use
-Use only recycled paper
-Recycle toner cartridges and printer materials
-Seek business opportunities with environmentally sound companies
For more information on Pollution Prevention and how you can help, go to:
http://www.epa.gov/region3/p2/.
