1. Your recycling Pick-up Day is Thursday
  2. To get a recycling bin, go to Medford City Hall at 85 George P. Hasset Dr, Medford, MA, 8:30am - 4:30pm Mon, Tues, Thurs.
  3. You can recycle all glass except Pyrex and broken lightbulbs, all tin and steel cans, plastic with the logo, and all aluminum, all in the same bin.
  4. Recycle batteries, cell phones, and printer cartridges in the battery buckets in Brown and Brew.
    
  1. (CFL) COMPACT FLUORESCENT bulbs are available for free at TCI (behind Miller, across the parking lot from Hillel, next to Oxfam) when you trade in your old incandescent bulbs for them.
  2. CALCULATE the amount of energy and money you'll save by switching to compact fluorescent light bulbs.
  3. Costco sells an 8-pack of CFL's for $7.00
   
  1. The MassEnergy consumer alliance leverages oil companies to provide you with housing oil at a cheaper price.. Reallocate the money you save to purchase Bio Heating Oil a more sustainable blend of standard heating oil and oil refined from vegetable oil, recycled cooking grease, or animal fats. Bio Heating Oil is formulated to work in any standard oil heating system.
  2. Turn Down the Heat - you'll save about 2% on your heating bill for every degree lower you set your thermostat
  3. Add insulation to your water heater - a water heater blanket costs $19.98 at Hillside Hardware and will save about 7% of your water heating costs over the course of the year.
  4. Put weatherstripping around exterior doors and along the threshold. Hillside Hardware sells it for $4 per door
  5. Wrapping your hot water pipes with Pipe Wrap can save up to 25% of the energy used to heat water - $4 can buy enough for 12 ft. of pipe at Hillside Hardware
   
  1. Turning off your computer at night (for 8 hours) will save at least $22 per year on energy
  2. If you have a window A/C unit, make sure to remove it before the winter season.
  3. Set your water heater to 120°F (warm setting). Your water will still be as hot as you want it, and you'll save energy.
  4. Use cold water when doing laundry - 80-90% of the energy used by a washer goes into heating the water.
  5. If you have a fireplace, remember to close the damper when it's not in use - lots of heat can escape up the chimney.
  6. Keep your refrigerator coils (probably in the back) dust free to keep it running efficiently.
     

(C) Alex Bedig, 2006