If you have evidence to back up your methods please let me know that as well.
2006-09-23 07:14:22 · 8 answers · asked by Cow Tipper 2 in Environment
Eat cereal and soup out of a coffee cup. It's sounds silly but takes up way less room in the dishwasher. Washing dishes is one of the most resource intensive household chores.
2006-09-24 03:45:04 · answer #1 · answered by Report Abuse 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most people would be amazed how much electric current things draw in a "stand by" state. Most of us simply walk away from our computers and let them go into "power save" or "sleep" mode. Even though this state draws substantially less than when in a fully on state, it still draws a good bit of current. So, completely shut off all your computer items: monitor, tower, printer, etc when you're not using them. An easy way for this is to shut off the power supply they're all plugged in to.
An obvious one: turn off lights in a room you're not in--even if you may be coming back to that room in 5 minutes.
The biggest draw of electric current in a household is anything that deals with making or removing heat energy. In other words, fridge, hot water heater, dryer, stove/oven, AC unit. Any techniques you can do to make these items work either more efficiently or less will help conserve energy. Don't stand so long with the fridge door open hunting for items. If you haven't yet, get a wrap for the hot water heater--or even better get a solar hot water heater. Keep the lint trap and exhaust for the dryer clean and checked regularly. When cooking, if you can for the dish being prepared, cook stuff that lets you put a lid on the pot. This helps keep the heat inside where it needs to be to cook the food and keeps alot from radiating out to heat your house causing your AC unit to work harder to cool it back down. And, even if it seems to be running properly, have the HVAC [heating ventilation air conditioning] system checked over by a tech at least once a year, maybe every six months.
I cannot give specifics, sorry, but all these things when done vigilantly will show a smaller power bill, thus prove conserving more, in as little as a month or two.
2006-09-23 07:37:17 · answer #2 · answered by quntmphys238 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best way is to take a 5 min "power shower". Set a timer before you get in and you will be amazed at how much you save in the long run with both the water bill and the cost for heating the water.
2006-09-23 07:21:45 · answer #3 · answered by Officer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put a 2 liter bottle or bricks in the back of each toilet, saves you money each mo. and conserves water.
evidence: common sense tells u that by taking up more space in the back of the toilet there wont be as much room for water, yet it leaves enough to flush with.
and your water bill will be proof of this.
use both sides of paper- save trees/money
insulate windows/doors winter time - energy and money
share a newspaper when possible- save trees and money
2006-09-23 10:08:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Walk to work. I do it everyday. It is very healthy. I make a lot of friends on the way. And cars are the worst culprit in environmental pollution.
2006-09-23 07:23:25 · answer #5 · answered by professortvz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1-use dish rags (that can be washed and reused) instead of paper towels.
2-when heating your shower water, turn the selector all the way to hot briefly, and when the temp starts to change, adjust it to your liking.
2006-09-23 11:06:05 · answer #6 · answered by ericscribener 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's yellow let it mellow, if it's brown flush it down. Water conservation!
2006-09-23 07:23:12 · answer #7 · answered by ava_weis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Conserve is just an older victorian term for jam, so get yourself wedged in a narrow door.
2006-09-23 08:12:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋