Here are some easy — and inexpensive or no-cost — ways to reduce your carbon footprint today, according to efficiency and environmental experts.
As such, the average household saves about $225 in energy costs per year by switching to LED lighting, the Energy Department said.
Cut food wasteErlon Silva - Tri Digital | Moment | Getty ImagesThe average American wastes more than 400 pounds of food a year.
A washing machine spends 90% of its energy to heat water, for example, the Consumer Federation of America said.
Even putting something like a brick in your toilet tank will displace — and therefore save — water.
Persons:
Katharine Hayhoe, Keoleian, Jose Luis Pelaez, Hayhoe, Oscar Wong, Tom Werner, Digitalvision
Organizations:
Nature Conservancy, Texas Tech University, U.S . Department of Energy, Energy Department, Silva, Tri, Environmental, Agency, Consumer Federation of America, Public, Getty
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