Set sprinklers to water the lawn or garden only - not the street or sidewalk.
Use the microwave to cook small meals. (It uses less power than an oven.)
Purchase "Green Power" for your home's electricity. (Contact your power supplier to see where and if it is available.)
Scrape, rather than rinse, dishes before loading into the dishwasher; wash only full loads.
Cut back on air conditioning and heating use if you can.
Turn off appliances and lights when you leave the room.
NORFOLK – Some high school students are doing their part to help the environment.
They’re members of the Environmental Club, called Granby Go Green, at Granby High School.
Club founder Kelsey Seate is a senior.
"One of the main goals of ‘Granby Go Green’ is to get better recycling in school. Right now, we only recycle white paper. Every single lunch. there's either a can or a milk jug that isn't being recycled. And there are about 2.000 people that go to this school."
Their sponsor Diane Killian teaches environmental classes and sees a green wave of enthusiasm.
"I had 30 to 45 kids. This year I had 75 kids. So I think the interest in the environmental classes has increased dramatically."
She says the teens are motivated to care for the environment.
The group promotes being good stewards in the community. Students, faculty, and friends of Granby will pick up trash from the school grounds and the surrounding area during the Great American Cleanup.
It's not a glamorous way to spend part of a weekend, but no one’s complaining.
"The underclassmen were talking about things they could do next year so it made me really hopeful with all the momentum we've gained this year that it can be just as successful next year," said Seate.
