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Midlands Air Quality- What Can You Do?
Do Your Part to
Clear Our Air
Take Actions
during All Warm-Weather
(May through September)
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AND especially on
OZONE ALERT!
Days |
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As
an individual:
1. Drive
less. Reduce #miles you drive by:
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Walking
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Bicycling
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Carpooling
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Riding the
Bus
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Telecommuting
2. Avoid
long idle times. Turn off your car after 30 seconds
when not in traffic.
3. Replace
gasoline yard tools with electric or hand tools.
4. Take
actions that use non-hazardous components (e.g.,
to ward off pests inside & outside home).
5. Make
your next vehicle a hybrid or other ultra-low
emission vehicle.
6. Purchase
Energy Star appliances.
7. Fuel
your car during evening hours (non-day light).
8. Avoid
slow-burning, smoldering fires. They produce the
largest amount of pollution.
9. Use
solar power for home and water heating.
10. Ignite
charcoal barbeques with an electric probe or
other alternative to lighter fluid.
As
a business:
11. Support
Ozone Action Days (see
www.scdhec.net/environment/baq).
12. Provide
a tax-free commuting benefit program for
employees.
13. Provide
shower facilities and/or discount memberships
to employees who walk or bicycle to work.
14. Offer
flexible work hours or telecommuting options.
15. Use
retrofit technologies for diesel fleets.
16. Become
a “Green Business” (see
www.coccpac.com).
17. Conduct
an energy audit to reduce waste and cut cost.
18. Print
documents with soy-based inks, which are less
toxic.
19. Recycle
print cartridges.
20. Use
recycled paper.
For more
information, call (803) 376-5390 or email
abell@centralmidlands.org.
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