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Ways You Can Go Green Without Making Your Landlord Angry

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">When some people think of going green&comma; they think of replacing all their appliances&comma; re-insulating their homes&comma; and basically remodeling everything to be greener&period; For others&comma; this is neither affordable nor realistic&period; Luckily&comma; for the people who choose to go green in a simpler fashion&comma; there are easy steps to take that won&&num;8217&semi;t give your Landlord a headache&comma; or make you lose your security deposit&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>No More Plastic Bottles<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><&excl;--&lbrack;if gte vml 1&rsqb;&gt&semi;--><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><&excl;--&lbrack;if &excl;vml&rsqb;--><&excl;--&lbrack;endif&rsqb;--><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-7080 aligncenter" title&equals;"Ways You Can Go Green Without Making Your Landlord Angry" alt&equals;"Ways You Can Go Green Without Making Your Landlord Angry" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;medusamagazine&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2013&sol;09&sol;brita-300x225&period;jpg" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"225" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Image via Flickr &lowbar;sarchi<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Eliminating plastic waste from your life is an easy step to both save you time and money&comma; and preserve the environment&period; You no longer have to take trips to the grocery store just for cases of bottled water&comma; which saves you time and money&period; Investing in a water filter is the best way to rid your life of plastic bottles&period; Having a few reusable water bottles to take with you for hot days or to the gym can replace all that plastic&period; Even if you recycle&comma; eliminating waste is better than just recycling it&period; This concept applies to other disposable food and drinking products&period; The less you throw away &lpar;or even have to recycle&rpar;&comma; the less natural resources are being used to create those disposable products&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>Unplug Everything<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Even when appliances are turned off&comma; if they&&num;8217&semi;re still plugged into an electrical outlet&comma; then they&&num;8217&semi;re using energy&period; Many energy thieves include the stealthy cellphone charger&comma; the sneaky coffee maker&comma; the greedy television&comma; and the insatiable gaming system&period; These appliances suck energy even when they are turned off&comma; letting your energy bill skyrocket without you even realizing it&period; Try unplugging these items&comma; or plugging them into a power surge protector that you can turn off when none of your appliances are in use&period; This habit could save you up to 40 percent of your energy bill&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>Save on Heating and Cooling<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Heating and cooling systems suck up a lot of energy&period; Only change your thermostat by a few degrees&comma; because it helps save you energy and money&period; During the winter&comma; keep your thermostat at a moderate temperature&comma; and try to find other ways of heating your room like lighting a fire if your apartment has a fireplace&period; During the summer&comma; if it&&num;8217&semi;s not too hot outside&comma; crack some windows to let air flow&period; By not setting your thermostat to extreme temperatures&comma; you&&num;8217&semi;re helping save energy&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>Use Your Machines Wisely<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Even though dishwashers and laundry machines use a lot of energy&comma; you don&&num;8217&semi;t have to stop using them&period; Just be more aware of how you&&num;8217&semi;re using these machines by only turning them on when your dishwasher is full&comma; or when you have a full load of laundry&period; Also&comma; only wash dishes through the dishwasher if they&&num;8217&semi;re too dirty to clean by hand&comma; or if they had raw meat or other bacteria-ridden food on them&period; These dishes need the heat your dishwasher creates to kill all the bacteria on them&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">When you&&num;8217&semi;re washing your clothes&comma; be mindful of the heat-level of your water&comma; the spin speed&comma; and other energy-wasting characteristics&period; Often&comma; washing clothes on a cold water cycle will get them just as clean&comma; and keep their vibrant colors intact&comma; while saving you up to 80 percent on laundry energy&period; Air dry what you can&comma; and use your dryer only when completely necessary&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>Embrace Your Green Thumb<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Plants produce oxygen&comma; filter carbon dioxide out of the room&comma; and create a peaceful atmosphere in your home&period; Planting more flowers and trees around your apartment&comma; and out on your balcony reduces the need for electric air cleaning devices&comma; and helps you breathe fresh air more naturally&period; You can even grow fruits and vegetables from hanging planters&comma; so you&&num;8217&semi;re eating sustainably as well&period; Apartments in California can be the perfect setting for growing green vegetation year-round&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>Shade Your Rooms<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Covering your windows with drapes or shades cools your rooms&period; By shading your windows&comma; your air-conditioning won&&num;8217&semi;t have to work as hard to cool your living room or bedroom&period; Not only do shades help cool a room&comma; but they also help keep heat during the colder months&comma; so you use less energy trying to heat your apartment&period; Certain shades are specifically for regulating heat&comma; so invest in them to reap the benefits of a comfortable room and a lower energy bill&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">There are many ways to simplify your life while doing good for the environment&period; Conveniently enough&comma; saving the environment also saves you money&period; Integrate these tips into your daily habits so you start seeing your wallet grow&comma; and you can feel better about living sustainably&period; Your landlord will be happy you didn&&num;8217&semi;t go to any extremes as well&period; What&&num;8217&semi;s the hardest part of going green for you&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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