A list of everyday things you can do to help the envirionment. If you have any ideas that aren’t on the list leave your idea in a comment below.
Healthier, Greener, Cleaner, Now
- Donate clothes.
- Non perishable food drives.
- Save $1.00 a day and donate at the end of the year.
- Donate used furniture and appliances to charities.
- Donate winter apparel.
- Go for a walk.
- Use your bike.
- Learn an instrument.
- Read a book.
- Maintain a healthy diet.
- Start a house hold compost.
- Plant trees or flowers.
- Recycle properly.
- Buy environmentally safe cleaning products.
- Pick up litter.
- Use sandwich containers.
- Use a refillable water bottles.
- Use a refillable coffee cup.
- Take a box or cloth bag for groceries to avoid plastic bags.
- Use the water from your dehumidifier to water your plants.
- Use rain buckets to water plants and grass during the summer.
- Fix instead of replace.
- Grow a vegetable garden.
- Buy a house plant.
- Shop at stores and restaurants that have good envirionment procedures. ex. good recycling, uses dishes instead of disposable material.
- Ride your bike.
- Walk instead of driving.
- Use Public transit.
- Use ethanol fuel alternatives such as biodiesel.
- Consider fuel mileage and emissions when buying a vehicle.(new or used)
- Carpool
- Use solar panels to trickle charge batteries.
- Turn off computers/tv’s/ stereos/lights when not in use.$0
- Improve your home’s insulation.Costs only $500 and after 3yrs approx $800 in hydro savings.
- Use rechargeable batteries.
- Defrost food in the fridge to use less energy.
