25 Things You Can Do To Help The Environment |
- Stop Junk Mail
- Snip Six-Pack Rings
- Use a Clean Detergent, i.e. a low-phosphate or phosphate-free one.
- Aerate Your Faucet
- New Ingredients, a combination of strategies to reduce consumption of disposable products in the kitchen or use environmentally benign ones.
- Tanks, But No Tanks, lower the temperature of your hot water heater to 120 degrees Farenheit.
- Make a Phone Call, call local utilities and agencies to discover resource saving services
(like energy audits)
- Brush Up on Paint, use latex-based paints instead of oil-based ones & properly dispose of used paint
- Time to Re-Tire?, maintain to reduce fuel consumption; recycle when possible
- Home on the Range, use energy efficient appliances
- Don't Go with the Flow, don't let the faucet run
- Gas Station Ecology, use unleaded gasoline
- The Twilight Ozone, avoid products made from or containing CFC's
- Your Gas is as Good as Mine, strategies for improving fuel efficiency in automobiles
- Recharge Your Batteries, i.e. use rechargeable batteries
- Attention Shoppers!, reduce use of paper and plastic bags
- Find the Hidden Toxics, use alternatives
- Leave It a Lawn, proper lawn care to reduce water and pesticide use
- Stamp Out Styrofoam, don't use it
- Pests & Pets, avoid chemical flea collars
- Make It a Royal Flush, adjust toilet tank to reduce water use
- Air-Power Your Shower, use a low-flow showerhead
- Recycle Motor Oil
- Tune Up the Heat, i.e. your furnace
- Light Right, use compact fluorescent bulbs or LEDs
- Adapted from everything2
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| Tips On Saving Energy By Progress Energy |
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| Oviedo Water Conservation |
Water conservation Ordinance: On May 7, 2007 the Oviedo City Council passed Ordinance 1401. This Ordinance updates irrigation restrictions to include all private wells, pumps, ground and surface water sources, in addition to potable water sources. Fines for irrigating on non-irrigation days have increased; $75 will be fined for the second violation; $150 will be fined for the third violation. If fines are not paid water service will be disconnected.
The current City of Oviedo watering restrictions are as follows:
Homes and businesses with Even Numbered Addresses or No numbered addresses may irrigate Thursday and Sunday only from 12:00 midnight to 10:00 am, and again from 4:00 pm to 12:00 midnight.
Homes and businesses with Odd Numbered Addresses may irrigate Wednesday and Saturday only from 12:00 midnight to 10:00 am and again from 4:00 pm to 12:00 midnight.
Note: If you reside in The Sanctuary, Live Oak Reserve, Ekana Green and Waverlee Woods subdivision, or own commercial property on CR 419 and utilize the Alafaya Utilities reuse/reclaimed system for irrigation the days for watering are as follows:
The Sanctuary: All odd numbered addresses and common areas irrigate on Sunday and Thursday. All even numbered addresses irrigate on Monday and Thursday.
Live Oak Reserve: All odd numbered addresses irrigate on Tuesday and Friday. All even numbered addresses irrigate on Wednesday and Saturday.
Waverlee Woods: All common areas, odd and even numbered addresses irrigate on Sunday and Wednesday.
Ekana Green: All common areas, odd and even numbered addresses irrigate on Monday and Friday.
Commercial Properties on CR 419: all odd numbered and even numbered addresses irrigate on Monday and Thursday.
Only water before 9 a.m and after 4 p.m. Alafaya Utilities turns off the water at all other times and when supplies are low. Alafaya Utilities recommends limiting irrigation to one inch of coverage per week. If you wish to contact Alafaya Utilities please call 407-869-1919.
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| Curbside Recycle Program |
The following material is accepted in the curbside recycling program:
- NEWSPAPERS, CATALOGS AND MAGAZINES
- PLASTIC BOTTLES #1-7 (#'s are on bottom of containers)
- GLASS BOTTLES & JARS (clear, green, and brown)
- ALUMINUM CANS
- STEEL CANS & TIN HOUSEHOLD CONTAINERS (includes empty aerosol cans
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| Carpooling |
Here are multiple sites that are available for arranging carpooling.
Carpool World
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| Lynx Bus Schedules |
Service Description
See schedule for full details. Call two hours in advance to arrange a pickup.
Formerly, the PickUpLine this community service now has a new name, new design, new local number (407-244-0808), but the same great service. For the time being passengers of the NeighborLink may still call 866-204-2976 at least two hours before they want to travel and schedule a pickup time. A NeighborLink vehicle will pick you up and bring you back, if needed. The NeighborLink operator will provide transportation anywhere within that designated service area or to a LYNX local bus stop.
Service Hours
Based at Oviedo Marketplace
6:20a – 7:30p Weekdays and Saturday. No service on Sunday and holidays.
(Precise hours of service vary depending on where along the route you are. See html schedule, use the online trip planner or call 407-841-LYNX for precise travel information.)
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