Carolyn Hobbs

Hand washing dishes can use more energy and hot water than running a full dishwasher. To save water, I will scrape instead of rinsing dishes before loading them into the dishwasher, and only run it when it is full.

I will adjust my thermostat down 2 degrees from usual when I use the heat, and up 2 degrees when I use air conditioning.

I will save up to 20 gallons (75 L) of water each day by taking 5-minute showers.

I will spend at least 20 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

I will save up to 4 gallons (15 L) of water each day by turning it off while brushing my teeth.