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Bottled beverages tastes better than canned beverages and use less energy.
Continue recycling your cans, bottles/plastic bottles and newspapers.
Buy domestic instead of imported items. A no-brainer – less transport reduces energy use which is better for local economy and environmentally better for us.
Buy grocery and household products in bulk. You will save time and energy not having to run to and from the store. Besides, buying in bulk is less expensive.
Buy re-usable grocery bags available at most grocery stores for about a dollar. These re-usable bags can be used over and over and limit the paper and plastic bags that have conventionally been used.
Should you forget your re-usable grocery bags at home, (like we all do from time to time!) and end up bringing the paper or plastic bags back home, be sure to re-use these bags for trash instead of purchasing store bought trash bags.
Recycle junk mail.
What to do with those used college textbooks – inquire at the college to see if you can sell them back, if not, try selling them online.
Lower your thermostat a few degrees in the winter at night and when not home during the day. The results – save energy and save money. But if you have a newer heating system you might actually spend more money turning the heat up and down. If you have a more recent heating system it might save you money by just leaving the thermostat set at a neutral temperature.
So do your research and see what works for you!