5 Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
Reduce your carbon footprint with these simple steps.
Earth Day may have come and gone, but the message is something to remember year-round: reduce, reuse, recycle. The purpose of Earth Day is to inspire awareness and appreciation for the environment, but for the remainder of the year, we should allot a bit of our time and respect to keeping the Earth clean. Here’s how you can do your part through carbon footprint reduction.
Look At Your Utility Companies
Did you know that you can contact your energy provider and switch to a certified renewable energy source? We have the technologies and resources to reliably produce at least 40 percent of our electricity from renewable energy sources within the next 20 years, and 80 percent by 2050.
Reduce Your Energy Use
Unplug your appliances when not in use. Purchase appliances with an Energy Star rating. Insulate your roof or ceiling. Shade your windows. Turn off the lights when not in use. These steps may seem small, but they can have a lasting impact.
Reduce Water Usage
Don’t run the tap while brushing your teeth. Fix your leaky faucets. Instead of washing your car at home, consider a car wash, many of which recycle the water. Don’t run your dishwasher or washing machine unless they’re full.
Reduce Your Junk Mail
Did you know you can remove yourself from as many national mailing lists? The Direct Marketing Association’s (DMA) Mail Preference Service allows consumers to opt out of receiving most junk mail for a period of five years. You can sign up for free at www.dmachoice.org. Instead of tossing junk mailers in the trash, consider using a professional shredding service like Legal Shred that will not only shred these for you, but will also recycle all shredded materials.
Don’t Toss Papers in the Trash
At Legal Shred, we recycle all shredded documents not only for peace of mind, but for the good of the environment. With the ever-increasing threat of identity theft, shredding documents with sensitive and confidential personal or business information is a sensible and prudent step for every organization to take. Turning it into another usable product is one of many additional benefits to document destruction.
Paper is one of the most used materials in circulation. By relying on a professional and secure document destruction company like Legal Shred, your paper waste is rendered unusable, therefore more safe and secure for you and better for our planet.
How do you celebrate Earth Day all year long?
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