Some suggestions

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  • Ensure that light bulbs and tubes, heaters, fans and air conditioners are turned off when rooms are empty.
  • Place lamps in low power mode (called CFLs) instead of regular incandescent bulbs. Gain in quality and quantity of light: the last 8 to 10 times longer.
  • Using painted white or bright colors for walls and ceilings. Reflect and distribute light better.
  • Carry a bag for purchases, avoiding unnecessary packaging consumption.
  • If you have a garden or pots, do not throw the remains of fruit and vegetable waste. Burial can get an excellent fertilizer.
  • Close the taps well: 10 drops per minute add up 2,000 liters of water wasted per year.
  • Sharing car journeys with family and friends whenever possible (at time of going to work, shop and walk). Most of the carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere from automobiles and further exacerbate climate change (especially the greenhouse effect). In addition, other gases emit harmful to health and increase smog and acid rain.
  • Do not buy wild animals prohibited species (tortoises, monkeys, yellow cardinals, kings of the forest, Federal, Queen blackberries, etc.).. Many are endangered by traffic suffer to supply the pet trade.
  • Unnecessary consumption of any product. So, save money. Consider that all natural resources used as raw materials to our shoes to come from the same "factory" nature.
  • Reject all products used unnecessarily or polyethylene styrofoam trays and plastic wraps.
  • Use cloth napkins and dish towels in the kitchen.
  • Recycle what we can. This means re-using waste that can serve as feedstock for other products.
  • Avoid buying canned drinks, that are thrown into the street or in the field. It is better to opt for returnable bottles. Collaborate with institutions bringing them to recycle cans.
  • Whenever possible, avoid using plastic. All plastic bottles are produced from PVC and takes many years to disintegrate. On the other hand is toxic, as waste can generate dioxins and furans.
  • Wash in cold water or lower temperature. Dissolve the powdered detergent before starting the wash.
  • Do not put hot things in the fridge or freezer.
  • Do not place the refrigerator near heat sources (oven, window, which gives the sun).
  • Defrost regularly.
  • Do not obstruct the ventilation grills of the fridge. Keep them clean of dust.
  • Install a thermostat on the heater, set it to not excessively high temperatures (20-22 º C in winter).
  • In the case of water heater, adjust the right temperature or place the thermostat between 55-60 º C, avoid hot water first and then return to cool by mixing with cold water.
  • Set the temperature control cooling air conditioners at 24 degrees.
  • When purchasing a kitchen, choose the replacement gas utilities.
  • Separate dry waste (packaging, paper and textiles), moist and place them in separate containers on your block.
  • Avoid the batteries. Use electrical appliances whenever possible. If that is not possible, use rechargeable batteries.
  • When using ordinary batteries, do not throw it away. Management Centres and Community Participation in the City have, since November 2008, with special containers have spent rechargeable batteries.
  • Shut down the computer if not used for periods longer than one hour, or, if not viable, the shutdown monitor.

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