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How to Recycle Items That Aren’t Accepted In Your Blue Bin

Beegs — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 22:10:05 +0000

When an item in your blue bin shouldn’t be in that bin, two things happen. First, improperly recycled items can damage the recycling equipment. Second, workers have to remove the incorrectly recycled items and move them to trash bins to be hauled to the landfill, which raises operating costs.Items that are typically accepted in blue […]

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5 Tips For More Sustainable Home Lighting

Tracy Farnsworth — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 22:14:44 +0000

In an older home, lighting fixtures are a leading cause of poor lighting, high electricity bills, and household waste. Whether it’s a stormy day and too dark to keep the lights off or it’s late at night and the sun set hours ago, you need the lights on, but it also drives up your electricity […]

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California Regulators Push Back Against Climate Change

Wendy Gabriel — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 16:35:18 +0000

The California Energy Commission mandated that all new single family houses have solar panels.

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Interesting New Study by the NREL about Rooftop Solar Potential

Wendy Gabriel — Thu, 17 May 2018 18:01:26 +0000

Ultimately, the study shows that it would be advantageous for all of us to find ways to make solar energy accessible to everyone.

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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Wind Energy

Wendy Gabriel — Thu, 19 Apr 2018 18:51:35 +0000

Here are 10 things you didn’t know about wind energy...

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5 No Cost Ways to Save Energy

Wendy Gabriel — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 17:39:34 +0000

There are so many easy ways to save energy around your home, these are just a few.

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Energy Saving Tips for Fall

Mina Sinai — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 17:15:00 +0000

There’s one thing many homeowners forget to do as summer begins to shift into fall—make energy efficient upgrades around the home!

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5 Items That Will Help You Save Energy

Mina Sinai — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 15:31:00 +0000

These five unexpected items will help you save energy at home without breaking the bank...

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Benefits of Getting a Home Energy Audit

Mina Sinai — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 19:43:51 +0000

Are you trying to live a greener life at home? Or are you hoping to lower your energy bills to make monthly expenses more manageable?

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Power Up: The Economic Potential of Transforming Waste

Michelle Honeyager — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 01:34:46 +0000

Your trash may not just be waste - many organizations and governments are turning it into alternative energy sources.

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