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Want to go green? You can help with these simple tips!
Start recycling paper, plastics, aluminum and paper products. The average person creates 4.5 pounds of trash per day.1 Think how much is going into the landfills if you are not recycling. Check with your city about recycling programs that may already exist.
Switch all your bills to electronic bill pay. Every year, this can save the average household 6.6 pounds of paper, avoid use of 4.5 gallons of gasoline to mail statements and payments, and save .079 trees.2
Bring your own reusable bags when going shopping. Each year the United States uses 30 billion plastic and 10 billion paper grocery bags, requiring approximately 14 million trees and 12 million barrels of oil.3
Turn off the lights in your house when they are not in use or consider installing timers to reduce the amount of time your lights are on.
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