Earth day is celebrated this year on Wednesday, April 22. It is a day that reminds us to do the important things in our daily life that helps the environment. We should treat every day as Earth Day. We need to manage our precious resources for this generation and the ones to come.
Some easy to accomplish Green Living Tips:
Drink tap water — It takes 47 million barrels of oil to produce plastic bottles used for bottled water in a year and 80 percent of those end up in landfills! Save the environment and drink tap water.
Eliminate vinyl shower curtains — PVC vinyl shower curtains emit toxic chemicals into the air. Choose glass shower doors or shower curtains made using natural fabrics such as cotton and bamboo.
Replace five incandescent light bulbs — Replace them with compact fluorescent bulbs. Swapping those 75-watt incandescent with 19-watt compact fluorescent lights can cut 2.75 pounds of carbon dioxide.
Turn down the heat and the air-conditioning unit — Each degree you turn down the heat or raise the temperature of your air conditioner saves around three percent in energy costs. By changing the temperature two degrees all year, you can save about 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide per year.
Switch to cold water washing — This saves 80 percent of energy used for laundry and saves an estimated $60 per year. Hang dry your clothes and save 700 pounds of carbon dioxide per year.
Save time and a lot of paper — Switch to tree-free billing and pay your bills online with the click of a button or an automatic debit. Approximately one billion trees worth of paper are trashed each year in the U.S and hard copy bills alone generate almost 700,000 tons of waste and almost two million tons of carbon dioxide.
Buy locally produced food — 30 percent of fossil fuels used on farms goes into making fertilizers. Get greener by buying items grown or produced within 100 miles and you will reduce the amount of diesel fuel needed to ship food. You can get fresher food and help small scale agriculture by shopping at our local Farmers Markets.
Burn clean-burning fragrant Soy Candles — Made from natural biodegradable soy wax. Cotton Wicks. Made in the USA, and not tested on animals. Burns almost 50 percent longer than many paraffin candles. An exquisite aroma that lasts from first light to final flame. Treat yourself. Take time to slow down, unwind. Be inspired after a stressful day with fragrances and colors that help you to relax, rejuvenate and reflect.
Candleman is located in the Gateway Village shopping center at Newhall Ranch Road and Rye Canyon at 28269 Newhall Ranch Road. For more information, please call 661-257-9420 or visit www.candlemanvalencia.com .