Go Green tips for April 1st

Gotta tip you want to share with Sarah and the Go Green Ride at Five? Email her: sarah@921wvtk.com!

Here Sarah's groovy green tips for Thursday, April 1st:

• Letting your faucet run for five minutes uses about as much energy as letting a 60-watt light bulb run for 14 hours. When you save water, you save energy!


Let’s talk composting! Don’t worry, it’s new to me, too. A common problem some people run into with composting is the smell. No, that’s not normal, but it’s super easy to fix. Why is the odor there? It could one of any of the following issues: Your ratio is off. Fill your bin with about 50 percent dry material and 50 percent green material. A high proportion of greens (kitchen waste/grass clippings) can be the cause of a strong smell in the bin. Add more browns (wood prunings, paper, or cardboard—what’d you think I meant) to fix the problem. There also might not be enough air access. Make sure your bins has holes. It may simply be a matter of stirring it more often or spinning it if you have that model. Finally, the cause could be carnivorous materials. Do not use meats, oils, fats, or any droppings from carnivores. You can use droppings from vegetarian animals, though. Meats and oils contain materials that don’t break down as quickly. Granted your compost may not be cologne quality, but the smell shouldn’t hit you before the sight. fragrantly green on 921 wvtk!