7) Try Earth-Friendly Lawn and Garden Tips .8) Perform Energy Audit on Your Home
Benefits to the Environment: More natural lawn care
products keep poisons out of creeks away from pets
Benefits to you: Lawns cut higher mean fewer weeds and a
healthier lawn.
The Simple Steps to Take: Use native plants for gardens.
They are used to the climate so they are easier to maintain
than non-native plants.
- Perform Energy Audit on Your Home
Benefits to the Environment: Homes, especially older homes, are full of leaks and other small
issues that waste energy. Performing an energy audit and taking appropriate follow-up can
greatly cut your energy consumption and carbon footprint.
Benefits to you: Leaks, even small ones, can cost you hundreds, even thousands of dollars per
year. Energy audits are often free services performed using an infrared camera or other
techniques that can pinpoint these areas and help identify steps to mitigate them.
The Simple Steps to Take: Many companies perform these audits. Some names are provided
here – Note a listing here is not intended as an endorsement by the EAC or the Township. They
include: Orange Energy Services (based in Havertown) – (610) 449-2444; Green Home Solutions
– (215) 970-9122; Start Smart Energy Use, LLC – (866) 638-8098; R. J. Little, LLC –