Quick Energy Tips from Your Green Library

Great ways to go green for little or no cost! New tip every Sunday.

Wash your laundry in cold water.

 Washing in cold water uses 90% less energy than hot.  If everyone in the U.S. washed 4 out of 5 loads in cold water rather than hot, we’d prevent about 50 million tons of carbon emissions a year -- equivalent to taking 10 million cars off the road.          

 

   
This book and many other new materials are available for you to borrow. Stop in and see how the Athol Public Library can help you go green!

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