How Big is Your Environmental Footprint?
Date: November 10, 2007
Living Local is Green! Check out these sites for more information on how to make sustainable, eco-friendly changes in your daily life.
Use this site to find out how big your environmental footprint is, and what you can do to make it smaller.
Use this quiz as a quick way to see how you green you are becoming.
Go to this search engine for direct links to products, ideas, and businesses that will help you be green, eco-conscious and sustainable.
Now picking up plastic tubs in curbside recycling. Recycle ink and toner cartridges at the office or at the Recycle Center
Energy and water-saving tips; rebate forms
Download the Recycling Directory to see where to recycle everything from appliances to yard debris. “The Jackson County SMART Business program is a free service that helps business, organizations and schools to identify cost-effective strategies that reduce waste in the workplace and conserve natural resources.”
Click on “Why Buy Local” to read about the Local Multiplier Effect and 8 good reasons to buy local. THRIVE’s mission is to build a thriving local economy of independent, locally owned businesses that are socially, environmentally and financially sustainable.
Check this site for commonly asked questions about residential energy, tax credits, water heaters, solar energy, and other renewable energy resources.
