CARBON REDUCTION ACTION

Lighten Up, FrankfortLighten Up Frankfort "One-Pager" Reporting Form

Step 1: Choose Actions to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
Review the actions and choose which ones are achievable by you. Commit to initiating the actions over the next 12 months. It is great if some of the actions are already part of your life. However, actions you choose should be new actions or expand your current efforts.

Further, we are asking that you adopt your actions as permanent habits. If you recycle one can, it's a great start, but a pretty minimal carbon reduction. If you set up a system to make sure that all your recyclable waste gets recycled and you stick with it, then you've made a significant dent in your carbon footprint.

The carbon reduction estimates you see on the menu are the pounds you would lose if you continued the action for a year.

Step 2: Share Your Results With Us (AND be eligible to win a prize!!)
Add up how many pounds you've lost and submit the form to us. We will add your greenhouse gas reductions to our community total. Remember to keep a copy for yourself.

Again, review the following menu of actions. Determine which NEW actions you will take. Then enter the pounds lost in the field provided by each numbered question.

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Reduce Solid Waste
1.  Set up a system to make sure all your recyclable waste gets recycled:   Possible to lose 1,300 lbs. lbs.
2.  Reduce the amount of waster per week (waste cans often described in gallons): Possible to lose 104 lbs per gallon reduced lbs.
Reduce Hot Water Used in Showers
3.  Install low-flow showerheads:  Possible to lose 250 lbs. per showerhead lbs.
4.  Reduce shower time to 5 minutes:  Possible to lose 300 lbs. per person lbs.
Reduce Hot Water Used for Dishes
5.  Reduce Dishwasher Use by one load a week:   Possibe to lose 100 lbs per load reduced lbs.
6.  Handwash dishes using two tubs: one for soapy water/one foe rinse water  Possible to lose 125 lbs lbs.
Washing and Drying Clothes
7.  Switch a load of wash from hot to cold water each week  Possible to lose 260 lbs. for each load reduced lbs.
8.  Reduce number of dryer loads per week  Possible to lose 100 lbs. for each load switched lbs.
Turning Down the Heating Thermostat (when it's cold outside)
9.  Set your thermostat at 65°-68° during the day and 55°-58° at night or when you're not home  Possible to lose 1,400 lbs. lbs.
Cooling More Efficiently
10.  Replace or clean your AC filter as recommended  Possible to lose 350 lbs. lbs.
11.  Raise your air-conditioner thermostat by 4 degrees  Possible to lose 80 lbs lbs.
12.  Replace your old AC with an Energy Star model   Possible to lose 600 lbs. lbs.
Eat Lower on the Food Chain
13.  Switch all of one day's meals each week from meat-based to vegetarian   Possible to lose 700 lbs. per day lbs.
Make Your Water Heater More Efficient
14.  Set your water heater temperature to 120 degrees   Possible to lose 150 lbs. lbs.
Install Energy Efficient Lights
15.  Replace incandescent bulbs with CFLs   Possible to lose 100 lbs. per bulb replaced lbs.
Tune up Your Furnace
16.  Tune Your Furnace   Possible to lose 300 lbs. per furnace tune-up lbs.
Achieve Maximum Energy Efficiency
17.  Add Insulation to your attic   Possible to lose 1,200 lbs. lbs.
Maintain an Efficient Car
18.  Do an engine tune-up and maintain correct air pressure in your tires   Possible to lose 1,500 lbs. lbs.
Neutralize Your Carbon Dioxide Footprint
19.  Plant trees   Possible to lose 25 lbs. per tree planted lbs.
Total Pounds Lost (optional)
lbs.
  

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