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How to Make Your Home More Environmentally Friendly

Posted by niveth-admin on January 9, 2020
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Making your home more environmentally friendly will make you feel good about being an active participant in the relentless battle to save the earth.

 

More importantly, it will help you make significant financial savings. In fact, to have an environmentally friendly home does not mean that you have to compromise on any modern conveniences.

 

The savings you can get from creating an eco-friendly home can even help you enjoy more luxuries.

 

Below are some tips on how to make your home more environmentally friendly.

 

Invest in Renewable Energy Sources

You can opt to go all out and install renewable energy sources in your home, for instance, solar panels. A solar panel is a one-time purchase that will serve you for up to 20 years.

 

A decent investment in solar energy can cut your power bill by over 50%. Some people even make the choice to depend entirely on solar energy.

 

Use Energy Efficient Bulbs

Still, if you are not ready to invest in renewable energy, you can still make a positive change on the environment by adjusting the way you use the electricity in your home.

 

Simple adjustments such as buying energy saving bulbs can make substantial energy and cost savings. An energy efficient bulb can reduce your lighting bill by over 80%, which should be considerable for a big home over a long period of time.

 

For security lighting, you can invest in LED bulbs, which allow you to use substantially less electricity. Furthermore, LED lighting lasts much longer than conventional lights.

 

Turn off the Lights When not in Use

This may not seem like it could have much impact to your electricity bill or make noticeable energy savings to some, but it actually does.

 

At first, it might seem like an unnecessary bother to keep on turning the lights off when not in use, but it’s a habit you can easily get into with a little effort. By turning off lights that are not in use, you can cut the amount of power you use on lighting by more than half.

 

Use Water Efficiently

 Water is a resource that also needs to be used efficiently for the good of the environment. To this end, you should make sure that there are no leaking taps or pipes in your home.

 

Furthermore, you should seriously consider using yard plants, for instance, planting grass that consumes less amounts of water. Other ways you can help conserve this precious commodity is to wait until your laundry load gets bigger before washing your clothes.

 

Avoid Disposable Products

Using disposable products just piles up on the waste that your home produces, which makes it less environmentally friendly.

 

Consequently, try to avoid constant use of disposable razors, cups, plates, batteries, containers, and so forth. Go for non-disposable products such as ceramic cups and plates, rechargeable batteries, reusable bags, and so on.

 

Not only will you use less of them and do the environment some good, you will also spend less money over the long term.

 

Final Thoughts

There are several ways to make your home more energy efficient. Luckily, most of them require little or no additional expense on your part. As a matter of fact, they help you make some cost savings.

 

You just have to make environmentally friendly decisions regarding your power sources, power consumption habits, electrical appliances, water use, use of disposable products and so forth.

 

These changes will reduce your carbon footprint and even help you make some noticeable financial savings along the way.

 

 

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