Save Money and the Environment!

							 Save Money
   and the
Environment!
Use these easy tips to “go green” without
   sacrificing your life-style or money
                 Shopping
Buy items in the largest size you can to avoid
●

excess packaging
    ●   $$$ Buying larger sized often costs less per ounce.
Buy rechargeable batteries to avoid throwing
●

away batteries and packaging
    ●   $$$ You'll only have to buy a few packages of
        batteries over several years using rechargeables
●   Bring your own bags to the grocery store
    ●   $$$ Many stores will give you a credit on your bill for
        using a reusable bag
         Around the
           House
●   Unplug chargers when not in use. They use
    almost the same amount of energy whether
    something is charging or not
       $$$ Less energy used equals lower bills (or less of
        a tuition hike next year)
●   Drink tap water, seriously, there's nothing
    wrong with it!
       $$$ Average savings by not buying bottled water...
        $500 a year. That's a semester's worth of text
        books!
    Out and About
●   “Just say no” to paper receipts at the ATM and at
    gas stations, etc
        If everyone said no to these receipts, the paper
        saved would circle the earth 15 times
●   Carpool! Reduces emissions and makes the trip
    more fun for all
       $$$ If you're driving, get some gas money from your
        passengers
●   Take a travel mug to the cafeteria for drinks to go
       Even though the to-go cups are paper, the lids are
        plastic, which sits in landfills for thousands of years
               Laundry
●   Using a clothes dryer costs about $0.35 a
    load... Air drying costs nothing
       $$$ Save yourself up to $85 a year by line drying
        clothes.
●   Wash clothes in cold water, it saves the cost
    of heating water, and clothes are just as clean
       One years' worth wash with hot water = $90
       One years' worth wash with cold water = $8
Submitted by Liz Bukvich, Resident
 Assisstant, University of New England

●   “This bulletin board is about saving the environment while
    saving money. It is aimed at people who don't want to
    make big life style changes but want to do their part in
    taking care of the planet. I also tried to use some little-
    thought-about topics because we all know already we
    should recycle and turn off the lights when not in use.”
                                   - Liz B