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Please download newer version of Flash to view this site. Welcome to Eco Options Only at The Home Depot Improve your home. The Home Depot is dedicated to making a positive environmental impact everyday. Now with the Eco Options brand, we have made it easy for you to identify products that make a difference, one choice at a time. Every product with the Eco Options label has less of an impact on the environment than competing products. Specifically, Eco Options products offer one or more of the following benefits: Sustainable Forestry, Energy Efficient, Healthy Home, Clean Air and Water Conservation. In Celebration of Earth Day On Sunday April 22nd, We will give away 1,000,000 n:vision(TM) Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs (CFLs) to customers who visit any US The Home Depot store*. This will result in: $12 million savings in annual energy costs Reduction of 196 million llbs of CO2 emissions - the equivalent of removing over 70,000 cars from American highways * While supplies last and within the 48 contiguous states SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY Sustainable forest products are produced from resources such as wood harvested from responsibly managed forests, or contain a high percentage of recycled materials. Look for products such as Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified wood products that come from forests where environmental, social and economic interests and benefits are safeguarded. Dimensional Lumber Trees affect our environment in many ways, including the amount of rainfall we receive as well as the quality of the water we drink and the air we breathe. Since trees naturally absorb Carbon Dioxide (CO2), a leading cause of greenhouse gas emissions, trees naturally help clean the air. While trees and the wood we get from them are a renewable resource, in some countries, the growing demand for wood is taxing its regenerative capabilities. Therefore, it is important to select wood that comes from forests managed in ways that will ensure wood as a resource is cultivated (sustainable forests). "Dimensional lumber" is the term given to all of the standard cuts of lumber used in construction. Because most homes are constructed with wood using dimensional lumber, purchasing dimensional lumber that is certified as coming from sustainable forests will help ensure that we provide wood products for today's generation without eliminating wood supplies for future generations to use. On average, one acre of FSC certified forest can supply enough wood to build 565 2,000 square foot homes each and every year. ENERGY EFFICIENT The Home Depot offers an extensive selection of solar and ENERGY STAR qualified products. These energy efficient products use significantly less energy than conventional products, which saves you money on utility bills and prevents greenhouse gas emissions. ENERGY STAR Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs (CFLs) Change a light, change the world! CFLs consume up to 75% less energy and they last up to 10 times longer then incandescent bulbs. Incandescent bulbs operate at 350F in order to produce light while CFLs operate at 90F to produce light. The lower operating temperature of CFLs mean they are much more efficient then incandescent bulbs. HEALTHY HOME Contribute to a healthy lifestyle and indoor environment by reducing toxins present in the household. By reducing sources of contamination in and around your home, you help to create a healthy environment. Environmentally preferred cleaners and all-natural garden products all help to reduce toxicity. Organic Fertilizer and Soils Organic fertilizers and soils are proven to be better for you - and the environment. They add nutrients to the soil that chemicals deplete and do not release synthetic pesticides into the environment that could harm plants, insects and animals. CLEAN AIR Improve air quality and reduce emissions that contribute to climate change. This can include products such as no and low Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) paints, tankless water heaters, air purifiers, and air filters. Low Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) Paint The average adult spends more then 80% of their time indoors, making indoor air quality very important to maintaining good health. Indoor paints are usually applied in occupied spaces, meaning people are more likely to be exposed to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the paint, even for up to six months after application. The Home Depot offers a line of Glidden paints that have low or no VOCs, which means they emit fewer pollutants and have a lower odor. This improves indoor air quality, outdoor air quality and allows you to enter painted rooms faster. WATER CONSERVATION In and around your home, this means choosing products that use water efficiently. Low flow toilets and flow restrictors help control water usage. Outside, you can reduce the amount of water used on lawns and gardens with products such as sprinkler timers and rain barrels. Low Flow Toilets In most households, 30% of the water demand is used for flushing the toilet. This makes the toilet the single largest user of water in the home. New high efficiency toilets conserve water by consuming a maximum of 11 gallons of water per flush or less, without sacrificing performance. Replacing a standard 16 gallon per flush toilet with a new, high efficiency or low flow model can reduce your water use by 20% or more. Replacing an older typical (pre 1994) 35 gallon per flush toilet can increase this reduction to 60% or more!
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