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Welcome to Go Green Milford!
This website will be dedicated and committed to helping others Go Green! Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Re-think! When done right, Going Green saves energy, saves money, preserves natural resources, reduces greenhouse-gas emissions and keeps toxins from leaking out of landfills.

"We are obligated to leave the country looking as good if not better than when we found it!" Lady Bird Johnson

Green Facts you should know

The average person produces upwards of 5 pounds of solid waste each day. About one pound of that gets recycled, and the rest is disposed. That is roughly 1,800 pounds of solid waste per year per person!
The amount of wood and paper thrown away every day is enough to heat 50 million homes for 20 years.
25 billion Styrofoam coffee cups are thrown away each year.
Over the past five years, 91 million acres of forest have been depleted
Americans buy an estimated 30 billion plastic water bottles every year of which 80% will end up in land fills. Better option; buy one stainless steel water bottle and a sink side water filter. This will be healthier, save yourself money and keep tons of plastic out of landfills.
Running a refrigerator (with freezer) for one year equals as much pollution as driving a car from Chicago to Las Vegas!
If every household in the United States replaced just one light bulb with an ENERGY STAR qualified light bulb (compact florescent), we would conserve enough power to light over 3 million households for a year, save over $600 million of annual energy costs, and reduce greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions of over 800,000 automobiles!
100 billion - the number of plastic bags thrown away by Americans each year! Of which 0.6% get recycled. The number of plastic bags used by a family of four each year: 1000. The number of years it takes for a plastic bag to decompose: 1000
For every ton of paper that is recycled, the following is saved: 7,000 gallons of water; 380 gallons of oil; and enough electricity to power an average house for six months.
You can run a TV for six hours on the amount of electricity that is saved by recycling one aluminum can!
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The Milford recycling program accepts:

Glass: Empty, unbroken bottles and jars; clear, brown and green glass. Rinse, leave labels on, discard caps. No drinking glasses, pyrex, mirrors, window or autoglass, lightbulbs, ceramic or broken glass.

Plastic: Empty juice, soda, water, milk and laundry detergent bottles, or any container with a #1 or #2 in the recycling triangle located on the bottom of all plastic containers. Rinse, leave labels on, discard caps, flatten large no deposit items. The only exception to this #1 & #2 rule is Motor Oil or Antifreeze containers. It contained a hazardous material and does not go in the bin. It goes to the HazWaste Central in New Haven. They run collections on Saturday mornings from May to October.

Metal: Empty food and beverage cans, clean aluminum food trays. Rinse, leave labels on. No spray cans, paint cans, coat hangers or metal household items.

Newspaper/Junk Mail: Unsoiled newspapers only, including inserts that are in the newspaper when purchased. Junk Mail and magazines will now be accepted. All must be either tied with twine or placed in a paper bag, not plastic bags. No cardboard, wrapping paper, writing paper or any other type of paper will be accepted.

Go Green!

Reduce, Reuse, Recyclye, Rethink!

If not for you then for the children of the future!

Top 20 Green Tips for a Healthy Home

Top 20 Green Tips for a Healthy and Energy Efficient Home

Going Green is the most important issue that will shape our future!

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rethink .

1. Shut off lights and power off electronics; when not using, turn off lights and use Energy Star Compact Fluorescent's (CFLs) or LED lights, unplug electronics when not in use.

2. Adjust your thermostat; adjust 2 degrees up in the summer, 2 degrees down in the winter, invest in a programmable thermostat so that you're not wasting energy when you're not home!

3. Get home energy audit; This is a no brainer! . $75 co-pay (may qualify for a FREE audit) and they will weatherize your home, give you CFL's, low flow shower heads and insulate (all of which is paid for by the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund), resulting an estimated 25-40% savings on your utility bills! How much will that save you per year? 10 years? For an energy audit call Tri City 203-874-8279 or Climate Partners 877-236-0886.

4. Buy only ?Energy Star' labeled products; for appliances, A/C, electronics, etc.

5. Conserve water and wash full loads only; to conserve water, shut off water when brushing teeth, use low flow shower heads, fix faucet leaks and wash full loads only when washing dishes and laundry, use cold water with laundry (saves energy and dollars from using heated water)

6. Use a rain barrel; Capture the rain water from your roof, better for plants, reduces water usage.

7. NO more water bottles; invest in a small counter water filter and use one stainless steel water bottle forever. It is healthier for you, will save you money and has a much less damaging effect on the environment.

8. Buy recycled products; buy 100% recycled printing paper (use both sides), paper towels, etc.

9. Recycle/Re-Use everything; give to Goodwill, Savers, drop boxes, they take almost anything! Don't send to landfills! Be creative, re-think and look for other uses!

10. Recycle All Electronics; recycle TV's, computers, ink cartridges ($3ea), games, etc. Bring to Staple's, DELL, Goodwill, etc.

11. Compost; Compost all veggie and fruit scraps, egg shells, coffee/tea, etc., replenishes the soil with much needed nutrients and reduces landfill garbage. See www.HowToCompost.org

12. Buy from local farmers markets; Another no brainer! Local produce taste great, is healthier for you and the environment, less fuel used for transporting products, all around MUCH better choice!

13. Chemical Free Lawns; don't use chemicals on your lawn, especially if you have young children and/or pets or live near the water. For better lawns cut grass at 3.5 to 4 inches. Taller grass keeps weeds from growing and helps prevent burnout during dry, hot seasons.

14. Buy eco friendly products for cleaning; keep toxic chemicals out of our home and environment, buy eco friendly dish, laundry and house hold cleaning products. Many available today in the supermarkets.

15. Dispose of Toxic Materials responsibly; drugs, paints, cleaners, batteries, etc., call city for places.

16. Save gas; keep tires properly inflated, remove excess weight from car, don't be a race car driver, drive conservatively!

17. Take public transportation; use trains, busses when you can.

18. Buy in bulk; more product and less packaging = less waste!

19. Say No to ATM, Gas receipts and bags for one or two items; do not collect receipts if you don't need them, always bring a bag to the grocery store.

20. Borrow and Share; share with family, friends and neighbors a lawnmower, camping stuff, bikes, etc.

Let's make our community a healthy, green community that we can be proud to live in.