Invest in reusable shopping bags

Recycle plastic, glass, metal, and paper

Use longer lasting bulbs

Only use lights in the room you are using

Volunteer to clean up community neighborhoods and lakes

Invest time in an organic garden, or start a community garden

Take shorter showers

Buy, or DIY, a rain barrel for watering vegetable and flower gardens

Plant a tree(s)

Create a milkweed garden to help the monarch butterflies that are nearly extinct

Choose non-toxic chemicals to clean your house

Choose non-toxic chemicals to care for your lawns and gardens

Rather than drive, bike or walk when possible

Create a compost barrel to put kitchen scraps to use in your garden

Only eat sustainable fish

Have at least one day a week without meat

Have a “clean out the fridge” night, rather than throwing away leftovers

Plant flowers that support the bees

Recycle old batteries at sites, often hardware stores, that are identified by Call2Recycle

Create a scrap pile of typing paper that has only been used on one side. Use the other side to take notes, create rough drafts, make shopping lists, before putting the paper in the recycle bin

Use chemical free soap and shampoo