Fellow citizens, I am sure you were eagerly awaiting today to celebrate Earth Day. Here are a few tips to do this day up right from Green Way Supply:

• Recycle paper, plastic, glass and aluminum waste at your home and office. Remanufacturing these recyclable products saves resources and landfill waste.
• Turn off lights when you leave a room and use CFC light bulbs to lower your energy bills.
• Properly inflate your tires, keep your car tuned up and car pool to reduce you transportation costs.
• Plant a tree to help clean the air, provide cooling shade and habitat.
• Use programmable thermostats to lower your home energy use and save money.
• Check furnace and car filters, it improves energy efficiency.
• Wash clothes in cold water and use a clothes line to air dry them.
• Fill toilet tanks with a plastic bottle or two and reduce water use.
• Unplug unused appliances and use power strips to reduce phantom power use
• Compost vegetable and yard waste to reduce what you throw out each week.
• Use rain barrels to collect water for your garden.
• Be mindful of the cleaners and chemicals you use in your home so you can reduce harmful indoor o-zone.
• Use reusable water bottles because water bottles require more that 1.5 million barrels of oil a year and 85% of them end up in land fills.

Check out the full article at http://www.wfyi.org/earthday/ And Happy Earth Day!