Tolano Newsletter
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Volume 1
Helping the Environment
Concerned about the environment and wanting to do your bit
not just inside your home, but outside as well. We can all live
“green” by helping each other. Not only do we make things
better for the environment, but it improves our health. Below are
simple tips when taking care of our homes and yards.
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Home tips
Backyard tips
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Turn off the lights and fans when you
leave the house to save electricity.
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As your incandescent light bulbs burn
out, replace them with fluorescent ones.
Compact fluorescent bulbs use 75% less
energy than incandescent ones.
Rather than sending banana peels, grass
clipping, etc. to the municipal dump, start a
compost pile instead. Leaves and lawn
clippings can be used as mulch, which helps
stop weeds from growing.
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Compost also makes your plants stronger
and healthier, reducing the need for
fertilizers and chemical pesticides.
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Don’t forget that many cities have municipal
composting programs for your yard waste.
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Use drip irrigation systems in your garden.
Drip irrigation systems, are designed to
deliver water directly to your plants, with
minimal waste.
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Plant trees in your yard and community.
Everyone knows that planting trees can help
the environment. Trees (trap) CO2
emissions, minimizing the effects of global
warming. They also have many other
beneficial effects—trees cool your home,
reducing the energy used for cooling, trees
reduce urban runoff and capture dust
particles from the air, and trees reduce noise
pollution.
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If you have a small yard, consider using a
manual push reel mower. Reel mowers are
light, quiet, and virtually maintenance-free.
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Use one paper towel when you wash
your hands in the public restroom. Or
better yet, let your hands air-dry.
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Unplug your electronic devices when
they’re not in use. Toasters, chargers and
printers still draw electricity even when
they are not on.
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London United Kingdom
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tel: 032 7654 826
fax: 032 7654 974
Sydney Australia
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Make recycling easy by putting your
recycling bin right outside your kitchen
door.
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Put a recycling basket near your office or
printer and put used paper there instead
of in the trashcan.
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Recycle plastic trash bags. Use them for
dirty diapers and for pooper-scoopers.
Use them as car trash bags. Let them
hold wet umbrellas, wet swimsuits and
towels, and lunches.
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Recycle your empty printer cartridges.
Some retailers offer a coupon towards a
future purchase.
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fax: (04) 9272 6547
Cape Town South Africa
#47 212 Pine Road 4002
tel: 555 456 1234
fax: 555 456 5422
Shibuya–ku Tokyo Japan
2nd Fl., Metro Bldg., 14–4
tel: (04) 3456–17555
fax: (04) 3456–17432
Turn off the water when you shave or
brush your teeth. You can send up to two
gallons of water down the drain in just
two minutes.