Go Green tips for September 9th

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, September 9th:

• Looking to save on the water bill? Start with the bathroom. Roughly sixty percent of your home’s water consumption lies in the smallest, yet busiest room of the house.
• How much hot water do you use? Using less hot water saves money, greenhouse gas emissions, and, of course, the water itself. This is a change well worth making. How can you use less? And don’t forget, your kids are watching, the example you set is the one they’ll follow.

Today, we’ll talk a bit about keeping your suds clean. Here’s the deal: Your personal hygiene will be cleaner and greener by using organic soaps, shampoos, and detergents. Why? Synthetic suds are often composed of and fragranced with harmful chemicals that end up in waterways and could be rough on your skin. Are you often itchie? Don’t just blame your allergies, take a look at what you’re washing with. I’m super fair skinned and I have a devil of time with sensitive skin. While shopping for washing products, however, be on the lookout for greenwashing – the false marketing of products as being sustainable when they're actually not. If you can, read those ingredients, do a bit research. Now, they are a sponsor, and I do talk them up a bunch, but it’s true that if you really want to make sure you’re getting the real deal, Vermont Soap is the place to shop for nothing but all natural and organic products. They leave the environment even better than they found it; cleaner and smelling better, that’s for sure!