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Exterior Maintenance - Exterior Maintenance Reduce: Here are a few questions you can ask yourself before you buy: Do I, or the other person I am buying this for, really need this? Is there another product which would do the same thing but more sustainably? Will this last a long time? Do I know how this was made and how it will be used and how it is disposed of? Where was this made and under what circumstances? Are the materials used to make this renewable and have they been harvested in a sustainable manner? Reuse: When we buy, we should buy items that are durable, we should maintain them, and have them repaired when necessary. If we practice this, many things cannot only last a lifetime, but can be passed along from generation to generation. If something is truly unusable for its original purpose, try to be creative and think of how else it might be used. When you are done with it, think of whether someone else will be able to use it as well. Recycle: Rather than throwing an item out when neither you nor anyone else can make use of it, have it recycled. And while recycling is not perfect - it requires energy and the process of changing something to something else often produces byproducts - it is better than sending goods to the landfill or have them incinerated. Find out what types of materials can be recycled in your area. personal photo Kim Kroner Realtor - Associate Broker Top Producer - NVAR Multi Million Dollar Club Member - Long & Foster Chairman's Club Long & Foster Christie's International Direcy: (800) 9611328 Cell: (703) 946-2526 Request a Neighborhood Market Report kim@kimkroner.com www.kimkroner.com Homes and local scoop for the real estate obsessed 309 Maple Ave W. Vienna, VA 22180

 Reduce:

Here are a few questions you can ask yourself before you buy:
  • Do I, or the other person I am buying this for, really need this?
  • Is there another product which would do the same thing but more sustainably?
  • Will this last a long time?
  • Do I know how this was made and how it will be used and how it is disposed of?
  • Where was this made and under what circumstances?
  • Are the materials used to make this renewable and have they been harvested in a sustainable manner?
Reuse:
When we buy, we should buy items that are durable, we should maintain them, and have them repaired when necessary. If we practice this, many things cannot only last a lifetime, but can be passed along from generation to generation. If something is truly unusable for its original purpose, try to be creative and think of how else it might be used. When you are done with it, think of whether someone else will be able to use it as well.

Recycle:
Rather than throwing an item out when neither you nor anyone else can make use of it, have it recycled. And while recycling is not perfect - it requires energy and the process of changing something to something else often produces byproducts - it is better than sending goods to the landfill or have them incinerated. Find out what types of materials can be recycled in your area.
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