Greening Your Home
Resources and steps to preventing pollution and conserving resources in your home.
Pollution prevention isn’t something reserved for industries and businesses. Everyone can take measures in their own homes to reduce waste streams and energy use, making a positive impact on your communities that can have a ripple effect elsewhere.
Saving Water
There are lots of different ways that we can use water more efficiently – like installing a low-flow showerhead or changing the settings on your irrigation controllers.
Energy Efficiency
Energy conservation and efficiency measures, coupled with renewable energy sources, are among the most effective measures for reducing air pollution.
Rain gardens or barrels
Planting rain gardens, using rain barrels and planting trees are all ways to protect and restore clean water in local lakes, streams and estuaries.
Hazardous Waste
Consumers are not always aware of the toxic chemicals or dangerous materials that make up the ingredients of the products that are brought into the home.
Safetank
Leaks from heating oil tanks can result in environmental contamination and potentially significant cleanup costs. NHDES can help you upgrade or replace your tank.
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Waste is a Resource Out of Place!
You can start making changes to reduce your waste at home, out and about town, in the office, at school or in your community. Reducing waste at home is easy – Visit Pollution Prevention Tips for Households for ideas for simple things you can do to minimize waste at home and save money! ...Safer Chemicals at Home, Work and School
Do you know what is lurking in your cabinets? Consumers are not always aware of the toxic chemicals or dangerous materials that make up the ingredients of the products that are brought into the home. Visit the Household Hazardous Waste website for more information. Did you know that cooking is ch...Recycling and Disposal
Recycling saves resources and tax dollars! Proper management of household waste also protects public health and the environment.