1. Recycle!

2. Dont use electrical

appliances if you can do it
by hand.
3. Use cold water in the
washer.
4. Re-use brown paper bags
to line your trash can.
5. Re-use bread bags and
produce bags.
6. Store food in re-usable
containers.
7. Return hangers to the dry

9.Dont leave water running

needlessly.
10.urn your heat down and wear a
sweater.
11.Turn off the lights and electrical
appliances.
12.Flush the toilet less often.
13.Turn down the heat before you
go on vacation.
14.Recycle your Christmas tree.
15.Start a compost pile.
16.Put up birdfeeders, birdhouses,
and birdbaths.

17.Pull weeds instead of using

herbicides.
18.Use only organic fertilizers.
19.Take extra plastic and rubber
pots back to the nursery.
20.Plant short, dense shrubs close
to your homes foundation for
insulation.
21.Use mulch to conserve water in
your garden.
22.Keep your car tuned.

25.Ride your bike or walk.

26.Buy a more fuel-efficient car (such
as a hybrid or bio-diesel).
27.Recycle your engine oil.
28.Keep your tires properly inflated to
save gas.
29.Keep your wheels properly aligned
to save your tires.
30.Dont litter our roads and
highways.
31.Recycle office and computer paper,
cardboard, etc.
32.Use scrap paper for informal notes

Print or copy on both sides of the

paper.
Use smaller paper for smaller memos.
Re-use manila envelopes and file
folders.
Use washable dishes and glassware
at the office.
Avoid buying products in plastic or
styrofoam containers.
Think twice about buying
disposable products.
Buy disposable paper products
instead of plastic ones.
Buy only energy-efficient appliances.

Bring your own bags.

Buy locally grown food and locally
made products.
Dont buy products made from
endangered animals.
Join a conservation organization.
Volunteer your time to conservation
projects.
Donate to conservation projects.
Switch to a vegetarian diet.
Encourage your family and friends to
conserve.
Write your legislators about
conservation issues in your
community or state.
Teach children to respect nature and
the environment.