Going Green - Recycling Now!

Have you ever looked at the newspaper in your home and think about how much paper is being used everyday?

What about your Coke or Pepsi cans – have you ever wondered how much metal is needed for all the world’s aluminum cans, which we eventually throw away?

If your answer to these questions is that you have never noticed or thought about any of these matters, maybe it is time to get  show you how we can save the planet if we all just recycle!  Did you know:

• Recycling an aluminum can saves enough energy to run a TV set for 3 hours.
• Glass can be recycled virtually forever. It never wears out.
• The amount of steel that's tossed every year is enough to build all the new cars.
• Paper made from recycled paper uses 70% less energy
• We use 4 million plastic bottles every hour, but only 25% of them are recycled. 

Recycled Tips for summer

Clean or replace air filters on your air conditioning unit at least once a month.

Use a microwave when- ever you can instead of a conventional oven or stove. 

Reverse your indoor ceiling fans for summer .

Use compact fluorescent light bulbs to save money and energy

Change your light bulbs. Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) last 10 times longer than a standard bulb and use at least two-thirds less energy.

Keep your thermostat at  78 in summer.