Making your resolutions for the New Year? Think about making small changes to improve the environment, save money, and feel good about yourself. Sometimes it's the little things we do that make the biggest difference. This year commit to saving power and water, and reducing your reliance on petroleum.
1. Wrap your water heater with our energy saving radiant-heat kit which will help prevent heat loss and reduce your energy bill.
2. Add some cellulose insulation to your attic. You can add on to increase your 'R value' or you can replace it completely.
3. Get a Water Wizard to reduce the amount of water you use by 3.78L each time you flush.
4. Hang-dry your clothes with a drying rack, even in a small space. Greenworks has beautiful wooden, wall-mounted racks in the store now.
5. When choosing paint, choose zero VOC ones without petroleum. Greenworks now carries three paints that are petroleum free: Homestead Milk Paint, clay-based Green Planet paint, and soy-based AFM Naturals.
6. Refinish your wood surfaces with petroleum-free oil: we have Homestead House Hemp Oil Wood Finish or Tung Oil with a Beeswax finish as a sealant. In addition, we have a Citrus Solvent that is all-natural and petroleum-free.
