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Going Green in your Madison WI Apartments…
Going Green in your Madison WI apartments… what is it, how do I do it, and why should I do it? Turn on the television lately and it seems as if the whole world is talking about “going green”… and that’s great. Being more environmentally conscious is something that we should all be doing our part in to keep not only Madison, WI beautiful, but the rest of the world as well. For many Madison homeowners “going green” starts by making more environmentally conscious changes to their homes and land. These changes can often times mean making changes to the homeowner’s property and/or the home’s structure itself, so how do you “go green” if you’re a renter… glad you asked!
Just because you don’t own the Madison apartments you live in, doesn’t mean that you cant contribute to “going green”, and make your Madison WI apartments and rentals more environmentally friendly. Listed below are some ways in which you can transform your Madison WI apartment into a much more green machine!
Recycling Services
Start by simply recycling! Separating your trash from paper, bottles, glass, and cans is a big step in the green direction. You might want to check with your Madison Apartment Community, or landlord to see if they offer a free recycling service. This is not uncommon for larger Madison, WI apartment communities to offer to their tenants, so check it out!
Unplug
Saving energy is another big part in becoming more environmentally friendly, and conserving energy is something that can easily be done in your apartment, no matter what size. Many people don’t know that just by simply unplugging your apartments appliances and electronics while they are not in use is saving energy. So before you walk out the door to class or work, do the earth a favor and simply unplug your Madison apartment!
Light it Up
most of the time your (the renter) responsible for replacing the light bulbs in your Madison WI apartment when they bite the dust anyways, so why not beat them to it and replace you apartments bulbs with compact fluorescent, energy efficient bulbs. According to Energy Star’s website, “If every American home replaced just one light bulb with an ENERGY STAR qualified bulb, we would save enough energy to light more than 3 million homes for a year, more than $600 million in annual energy costs, and prevent greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions of more than 800,000 cars”, and not only will you be helping the earth, but you may also shave a bit of money of your energy bill. Compact fluorescent, energy efficient bulbs can be found at any hardware or home ware store in the Madison, WI area.
These few tips should give you a jump start on transforming your Madison WI apartments into ‘greener”, more earth friendly Madison WI apartments. If you have more suggestions, drop us an email at info[at]rentrodger.com, and we will be glad to add them!
