Carbon FootprintWhat can I do to reduce mine?

At Home

•Change the light bulbs in your house.•Both CFL and LED light bulbs offer high

energy savings. •LED lights last longer and use less

energy, however they are more expensive. •CFL bulbs are cheaper and some LED

bulbs require different fittings than current lights are made with.

At Home

•Unplug appliances when not in use.•Replace paper napkins with cloth napkins

to reduce garbage.•Drink tap water instead of buying bottled

water.•Turn down the heat in the winter and the

air conditioning in the summer.•Recycle whatever you can.

At Home

•Thoroughly insulate your house.•Heat can escape through the roof, floor,

walls, and windows.•If you can make more heat stay in your

house, you use less energy because you don’t have to continue to reheat it.

Out of the House

•Avoid purchasing items that have a lot of packaging.

•Bring your own bag to the grocery store.

•Run all of your errands in one trip to use as little gas as possible.

•Buy local and organic foods.

Video

•How to reduce your carbon footprint

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