Handouts
In an effort to reduce waste, we are highlighting links to electronic versions of many Eco Experience handouts and references.
Climate change
Air quality
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Is your wood ready to burn? 
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Burn dry firewood to save money and health (U.S. EPA) - If you're burning garbage, you're making poison (w-hhw1-17)
- Why drive electric vehicles? (Drive Electric Minnesota)
Green building
- Toilet leak detector kit (toiletleak-bluedyecard)
- MPCA's green building web pages
- Tips for Minnesota Homeowners (July 2009 update) (greenremodeling)
- Where to find green building products (w-hhw1-26)
- Green Building - A healthier, more efficient home helps our environment (w-hhw1-24)
Reduce, reuse, recycle
- How to compost your organic waste (w-hhw1-21)
- Diagnosing common backyard composting problems (w-hhw1-22)
- Build your own compost bin
- How to compost with worms (w-hhw1-23)
- How to use your compost
- How to grow a healthy, no-waste Lawn and Garden (w-hhw1-19)
- Minnesota-made, recycled-content products
- Healthy home checklist (w-hhw1-35)
- Non-Toxic Cleaning Recipes (w-hhw1-09)
Water
- Volunteer water monitoring
- Fish consumption advice from the Minnesota Department of Health
- Drinking water information from the Minnesota Department of Health
- Planting a rain garden (Blue Thumb)
- Fact sheets about groundwater quality in Minnesota from the Freshwater Society
