| We are all trying to find ways to help our planet | | | | have separate bins, one for aluminum, glass, and |
| today. Whether it is seeking alternative energy | | | | plastic. If you aren't sure about what plastics can |
| sources, using our vehicles less, or trying to help | | | | be recycled, some where there is a triangle of |
| in some other way. Today there are just as | | | | arrows. If you see this sign it can be recycled. |
| many concerns over our individual financial | | | | Your best bet is to put your recycle bins right |
| situation, and everyone is tightening their belts, | | | | next to the trash bins in your house, so you can |
| and looking at every avenue to save money. | | | | sort as you are throwing things away. Waiting until |
| There is a way that both of these things can be | | | | they are all mixed up with regular trash is messy, |
| accomplished at the same time, and that is | | | | and you are more likely to just say forget it. |
| through recycling at home. | | | | If you have a yard or garden, start a compost |
| How does this help our planet as well as save us | | | | site. There are kits you can buy that are |
| money? For one, recycling cuts down on the use | | | | relatively cheap, or a number of different sized |
| of our natural resources, whether this is from | | | | prefabricated bins as well. Put all of your organic |
| having to make new cans and bottles, or the | | | | waste in them, such as lawn clippings, potato |
| energy it takes to make them. It takes about a | | | | peels, and any other organic matter. This can then |
| third of the energy to recycle glass bottles back | | | | be used as fertilizer for your garden or lawn, and |
| into new ones, and the same goes for plastics. | | | | saves these from going to the dump. If you are |
| Recycling aluminum cans save not only energy, | | | | getting upgrades for your electronics equipment, |
| but the resources it takes to make them from | | | | then take to old things to be recycled instead of |
| scratch. Recycling newspaper, cardboard boxes, | | | | just throwing them away. Batteries can be |
| and other paper products saves our trees from | | | | recycled as well. |
| being cut down for their pulp. | | | | To save money on your utility bills, buy power |
| Recycling also saves you money. For one thing, | | | | strips for all of your electrical equipment, like TVs |
| recycled plastics, cans and bottles can be taken in | | | | stereos, and computers. When you go to bed, |
| and exchanged for cold hard cash. How much you | | | | simply turn the strip off, and cut the power to |
| get for your recycled goods actually depends on | | | | these applications. Even when these electronics |
| the state you live in, but this can put extra | | | | are turned off at the unit itself, they still draw |
| money in your pocket no matter what. While not | | | | power. When you are not home, like going on |
| all of the tips from this article have to do with | | | | vacation, make sure that everything but the |
| actual recycling, they will save you a lot of money | | | | refrigerator is turned off and unplugged. Fix all of |
| in the long run | | | | these leaking faucets, dripping water wastes |
| Okay, so the first tip you need to know is that in | | | | water. Switch to a tank less water heater, so |
| order to make it easier to recycle, you need to | | | | that it only heats water when you actually use it. |