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Nrhiav seb qhov kev hloov pauv hauv eco zoo tiag tiag ua qhov sib txawv thiab qhov twg koj tuaj yeem hla.

Koj tau hnov ​​lawm Xaiv cov ntaub pawm

Peb hais Muab koj lub tshuab ntxhua khaub ncaws so

Ntaub tiv thaiv pov tseg: Nws yog leej niam ntawm txhua qhov teeb meem eco. Thaum xub thawj siab ib muag, nws yuav zoo li tsis muaj lub siab xav. Tom qab tag nrho, cov menyuam yaus hla kwv yees li 5,000 tus pawm ua ntej lawv mus kawm chav dej-uas yog cov yas ntau ntau sau rau hauv qhov chaw pov tseg. Tab sis thaum koj ntsuas dej thiab lub zog siv los ntxuav tag nrho cov ntaub so ntswg, qhov kev xaiv tsis yog qhov tseeb. Qhov tseeb, ib txoj kev tshawb fawb Askiv tau pom tias cov ntaub so ntswg pov tseg thiab cov ntaub so ntswg muaj kev cuam tshuam ib puag ncig rau qhov laj thawj ntawd.

Tom qab ntawd muaj lo lus nug ntawm kev yooj yim. Muaj pes tsawg qhov muag qhov muag, nto qaub ncaug rau cov niam txiv tiag tiag muaj lub sijhawm los ntxuav kaum ob lub pawm txhua hnub? Thaum tsis muaj qhov zoo li 100 feem pua ​​biodegradable pov tseg, qee qhov zoo dua rau ib puag ncig dua li lwm tus. Cov tuam txhab zoo li Seventh Generation (xya tiam. Kuj xav txog GDiapers (gdiapers.com), kev sib xyaw ntawm cov khoom siv pov tseg thiab ntaub. Lawv muaj cov paj rwb rov qab siv tau uas tau tuav nrog Velcro, thiab cov ntaub qhwv koj yaug hauv chav dej.

Koj tau hnov ​​lawm Hloov cov qhov muag tsis tu ncua nrog cov teeb pom kev zoo

Peb hais Ua qhov hloov pauv hauv qee chav, tsis yog txhua qhov

Txog tam sim no, txoj hauv kev yooj yim kom txuag hluav taws xob yog hloov tawm cov roj teeb rau lub teeb ci me me (CFLs), uas siv li 75 feem pua ​​tsawg zog thiab tuaj yeem siv sijhawm ntev dua 10 zaug. Yog li vim li cas tsis txhua leej txhua tus ua qhov pauv? Qhov laj thawj tseem ceeb yog lub teeb pom kev zoo, uas tseem tsis sib xws ntawm cov khoom lag luam. Rau qhov sov sov, zoo li lub teeb ci, xaiv CFL nrog 2,700K (Kelvin) ntau dua 5,000K (qis dua tus lej, ua kom sov lub teeb ntawm lub teeb), thiab xaiv cov chaw tsim khoom zoo, zoo li GE lossis N: Lub Zeem Muag . Tom qab ntawd teeb tsa CFLs qhov twg teeb pom kev tsis yog qhov loj, zoo li hauv txoj kev hauv tsev lossis chav pw, thiab khaws cov roj teeb hauv chav nyob thiab chav dej.

Thaum kawg, nco ntsoov tias CFLs muaj cov mercury me me. Thaum lub teeb tawg tawm, hu rau koj lub tuam tsev pov tseg cov khoom pov tseg hauv nroog lossis mus rau epa.gov/bulbrecycling kom paub txog kev pov tseg hauv koj cheeb tsam. Koj tuaj yeem tso tawm CFLs siv hauv Tsev Depot lossis Ikea khw.

Koj twb hnov ​​xaiv daim ntawv hla yas

Peb hais Nqa Koj Lub Hnab

Xav txog ib hnub ib txwm siv ua haujlwm: Koj nres ntawm lub tsev muag tshuaj, khw muag ntawv, khw khau, thiab tsev loj. Rov qab los tsev koj ntim 10 lub hnab yas thiab pov rau hauv lub thoob khib nyiab (lossis siv lawv los tuav cov khib nyiab), txawm hais tias muaj qhov ua txhaum. Tsis yog tsuas yog ua cov hnab ntim hauv qhov chaw pov tseg, tab sis yog tias koj nyob hauv ib lub nroog zoo li New York lossis Seattle-uas tau thov kom them cov neeg siv khoom yas-lawv kuj tseem tuaj yeem ua rau koj raug nqi pauv. Tias yog vim li cas totes rov siv tau yog tib txoj hauv kev mus yuav khoom. Green-kits.com muag ntau lub hnab ntim khoom ntuj thiab organic, suav nrog cov khoom tsim tshwj xeeb thiab cov khoom ntiag tug zoo nkauj uas ua rau ntxim hlub, khoom plig hauv ntiaj teb.

KOJ YUAV TSUM mloog thaum nws los txog rau zaub mov, ua tus neeg huv huv

Peb hais Mus rau cov organic rau qee yam khoom

Nrog cov paib hais "organic" hauv txhua txoj kev, kev yuav khoom noj khoom haus tau dhau los ua kev ntxhov siab (tshwj xeeb tshaj yog vim cov zaub mov organic tuaj yeem raug nqi 20 txog 30 feem pua ​​ntxiv). Tab sis sau koj lub tawb nqa khoom nrog cov nqi organic tsis ua rau koj yog tus neeg ntsuab tshaj plaws ntawm qhov thaiv. Thaum koj ua tau zoo ntawm kev siv cov tshuab hnyav, kev ua haujlwm ntau, thiab xa zaub mov ntau txhiab mais, cov organic tsis tas txhais tau tias zoo dua rau ib puag ncig. Ntxiv rau, USDA cov qauv organic tsis txawv ntawm cov neeg ua liaj ua teb uas mus saum toj thiab dhau ntawm cov txheej txheem cog qoob loo thiab cov uas ua raws qhov tsawg kawg nkaus, yog li tus neeg siv khoom tsis paub qhov zoo ntawm yam lawv tau txais. (Cov kws tshaj lij pom zoo yuav cov organic rau qee yam qoob loo muaj tshuaj tua kab, xws li txiv pos nphuab, txiv duaj, txiv apples, zaub xas lav, thiab zaub xas lav; rau daim ntawv teev npe tag nrho cov khoom lag luam uas muaj qib tshuaj tua kab ntau dua, mus rau foodnews.org).

Hloov chaw ntawm kev xaiv cov organic, cov kws tshaj lij tawm tswv yim yuav los ntawm cov neeg tsim khoom hauv cheeb tsam thaum twg los xij kom tau txais zaub mov zoo ntawm tus nqi qis. Dhau li ntawm kev txo qis thiab kev xa khoom cuam tshuam nrog kev ua liaj ua teb me, hauv ib cheeb tsam, kev yuav cov khoom cog ze rau hauv tsev kuj tseem tuaj yeem pab koj txhim kho kev sib raug zoo nrog cov tsim khoom, yog li koj tuaj yeem nug seb lawv tab tom loj hlob lawv cov khoom li cas (txawm tias ntau lub teb chaws me me tsis tuaj yeem them taus. tau txais ntawv pov thawj ntawm lub cev, lawv yuav tsis siv tshuaj tua kab). Yog tias koj tsis muaj kev nkag mus rau cov neeg ua lag luam ua lag luam, txiav txim siab koom nrog pab pawg ua liaj ua teb txhawb nqa hauv zej zog (CSA), qhov chaw uas cov tswv cuab them tus nqi raws caij nyoog lossis hli ib hlis rau kev ua liaj ua teb kom tau zaub mov. Txhawm rau nrhiav CSA hauv koj lub nroog lossis cheeb tsam, mus rau hauv localharvest.org/csa.

Koj tau hnov ​​lawm Rov kho dua nrog xim VOC qis

Peb hais Ua nws-thiab ua pa yooj yim dua

Yog vim li cas lub tsho tshiab ntawm cov xim muaj qhov ntxhiab tsw txawv-koj ua pa hauv qib qis ntawm cov pa phem hu ua cov khoom sib xyaw organic (VOCs). Lawv tsis tsuas yog ua paug huab cua sab hauv tsev xwb, cov kws tshaj lij ntseeg tias lawv kuj tseem ua rau cov txheej txheem ozone depletion. Kaum tsib xyoos dhau los, cov tuam txhab pib muab cov xim qis thiab tsis muaj-VOC, uas txij li tau raug txhim kho kom haum rau qhov ua tau ntev thiab npog cov xim ib txwm, rho tawm cov pa roj tawm. Nws yog ib qho kev xaiv yooj yim tshaj plaws uas koj tuaj yeem ua hauv koj lub tsev. Tsuas yog hais txog txhua lub tuam txhab tam sim no muaj kev xaiv qis lossis tsis muaj-VOC. Lawv raug nqi ntau dua (nyob txhua qhov chaw los ntawm 15 feem pua ​​ntxiv rau ob npaug tus nqi), tab sis raws li cov tuam txhab txuas ntxiv mus dhia ntawm lub nkoj, tus nqi yuav nqis los. Ob peb ntawm peb cov xim ntsuab nyiam suav nrog Benjamin Moore Natura (Benjaminmoore.com), Yolo (yolocolorhouse.com), thiab Devoe Wonder Pure (devoepaint.com).

Koj tau hnov ​​lawm Hloov koj chav dej; nws siv dej ntau dhau

Peb hais Tsuas yog kho me ntsis tuaj yeem txo koj cov dej siv

Yog tias koj muaj chav dej zoo kawg nkaus thiab tsis nyob rau hauv tus txheej txheem ntawm kev kho koj chav dej, txuag koj tus kheej qhov teeb meem thiab kev siv nyiaj ntawm kev txhim kho tus qauv qis. Hloov chaw, rau tsawg dua $ 2, koj tuaj yeem txo qis dej uas koj siv los ntawm kev txhim kho Niagara Kev Tso Dej Toilet Tank Bank (energyfederation.org). Txhua yam koj ua yog sau nws nrog dej thiab dai nws hauv lub tank thiab nws zoo li koj tau tso rau hauv chav dej tshiab uas ua tau zoo. (Cov chav dej tso zis tsim txij li xyoo 1994 siv 1.6 nkas loos ib lub thoob dej; feem ntau cov qauv siv tau zoo siv 1.28 nkas loos. Lub Toilet Tank Bank txo kev siv dej los ntawm 0.8 nkas loos ib lub thoob.)

Yog tias koj npaj tau los hloov lub tso quav qub, tsis txhob xav tias dej ntws yaug qis yog txoj hauv kev mus. Sim txhim kho dual-flush qauv hloov. Lawv tsis yooj yim nrhiav (txheeb xyuas hauv Tsev Depot thiab tshwj xeeb hauv tsev thiab khw muag khoom noj) thiab raug nqi txog $ 100 ntau dua. Txawm li cas los xij, koj feem ntau yuav tsum tau yaug ntau dua ib zaug kom tau txais txhua yam qis nrog chav dej tsawg. Ob-dej yaug muaj ob lub nyees khawm-ib qho rau cov dej khib nyiab, uas siv tsuas yog 0.8 nkas loos dej, thiab ib qho rau khov, uas siv 1.6 nkas loos.

Koj tau hnov ​​lawmD Txhim kho lub taub hau qis qis

Peb hais Txuag koj cov nyiaj

Yog tias koj haus dej haus cawv, da dej thaum sawv ntxov, tej zaum koj yuav tsis zoo siab nrog lub taub hau qis qis, uas txiav cov dej tawm los ntawm 25 mus rau 60 feem pua. Ntau dua li sawv hauv qab lub dag zog, tawm tsam kom yaug tawm qhov txias, da dej luv dua; koj yuav txuag tau li 2.5 nkas loos ib feeb.

Qhov twg koj tuaj yeem txiav rov qab, txawm li cas los xij, yog koj lub dab dej. Nruab ib lub tshuab cua-lawv tsuas yog ob peb duas las-thiab nws yuav txo cov dej ntws los ntawm 2 nkas loos ib feeb, uas tsis yog kev txi pom.

Koj tau hnov ​​lawm Recycle koj cov khoom siv hluav taws xob

Peb hais Mus rau nws

Raws li Lub Koom Haum Cov Khoom Siv Hluav Taws Xob, txhua tsev neeg Asmeskas muaj kwv yees li 24 yam khoom siv hluav taws xob. Thiab nws zoo li txhua hnub, cov tshiab, zoo dua ntawm peb cov xov tooj ntawm tes qub, khoos phis tawj, thiab TV tawm, uas txhais tau hais tias ib pawg ntawm cov khoom qub qub kom tshem tawm. Tab sis cov khoom siv hluav taws xob muaj cov khoom phom sij, xws li txhuas thiab mercury, uas yuav tsum tau muab pov tseg kom raug, yog li koj tsis tuaj yeem cia lawv tawm mus rau tus neeg khaws cov thoob khib nyiab.

Nkag mus rau epa.gov/epawaste, tom qab ntawd nyem rau cov khoom siv hluav taws xob rov ua dua tshiab (ecycling) rau cov npe ntawm cov koom haum rov ua dua tshiab thiab txuas mus rau cov khw muag khoom thiab chaw tsim khoom-suav nrog BestBuy, Verizon Wireless, Dell, thiab Office Depot-uas muab lawv cov haujlwm. (Thiab thaum koj yuav khoom siv hluav taws xob, mus rau chaw tsim khoom lag luam, xws li Apple, uas txhawb thiab txhawb nqa kev rov ua dua tshiab.)

Koj tau hnov ​​lawm Kev nqis peev hauv carbon offsets

Peb hais Tsis txhob yuav nws

Qhov no yog ib lub tswv yim uas suab zoo nyob rau hauv txoj kev xav, tab sis nyob rau hauv kev xyaum, tsis yog li ntawd ntau. Ntawm no yog lub hauv paus ntsiab lus: Txhawm rau tshem tawm cov emissions koj tsim mus txog koj lub lag luam niaj hnub-ntxuav koj cov khaub ncaws lossis kev mus ua haujlwm-koj tuaj yeem them nyiaj rau lub tuam txhab uas cog lus tias yuav pab ib puag ncig los ntawm, hais, txo cov pa phem; tsim cov khoom siv hluav taws xob txuas ntxiv, xws li cua zog; los yog cog ntoo.

Thaum nws yog lub tswv yim kev lag luam ci ntsa iab, koj tsis tuaj yeem tshem tawm qhov cuam tshuam ntawm koj cov haujlwm. Thaum koj tau ya davhlau, cov pa tawm ntawm lub dav hlau twb nyob hauv qhov chaw lawm. Tsis muaj txoj hauv kev kom tshem tau lawv, txawm tias koj cog ntau npaum li cas. Kev nqis peev hauv cov pa roj carbon offsets tuaj yeem pab txo qee qhov kev ua txhaum, tab sis nws tsis cuam tshuam rau daim duab loj dua. Kev txiav koj lub zog siv yog lwm txoj hauv kev zoo dua.

KOJ YUAV TSUM MUAJ Muas tsheb hybrid

Peb hais Dhia ntawm bandwagon

Tej zaum tsis muaj dab tsi qw "Kuv yog pro-ntiaj chaw!" nrov tshaj tsav tsheb hybrid. Cov tsheb no khiav ntawm lub cav me me, siv hluav taws xob zoo nrog lub tshuab hluav taws xob uas pab lub cav thaum koj nrawm dua. Hybrids txiav rov qab siv cov roj av thiab txo cov pa tawm, thiab daim ntawv tshaj tawm xyoo 2008 los ntawm Intellichoice kuj pom tias lawv txuag cov neeg siv nyiaj tau ntev (txawm tias muaj tus nqi nplaum ntau dua) los ntawm kev saib xyuas qis dua thiab nqi pov hwm thiab kho dua. Ntxiv rau, yog tias koj yuav cov khoom sib xyaw tom qab Lub Ib Hlis 1, 2006, koj tuaj yeem tsim nyog tau txais se se.

Yog li yog tias koj nyob hauv kev ua lag luam rau lub tsheb tshiab, los ntawm txhua txoj kev, mus kav khw rau hybrid. Yog tias nws tsis nyob hauv koj cov peev nyiaj, muaj ntau ntau lwm cov kev xaiv roj zoo, tshiab thiab siv. Mus rau ntawm fueleconomy.gov thiab koj yuav pom kev deb thiab kev tso pa tawm rau txhua lub tsheb qauv.

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