
1. Plant a vegetable garden...no matter how small
2. If you're going less than a mile don't drive, walk awhile.
3. Try to eat snacks without containers (think apples, bananas, oranges, pears).
4. Commit to turning off the lights when you leave a room.
5. Upcycle small food jars instead of using plastic drinking cups.
6. Build a simple compost bin and use it!
7. Participate in an environmental clean up event.
8. Buy local whenever possible.
9. Gather up the too-short sweats, leggings with worn out knees, and torn jeans and cut into shorts.
10. Fill those recycle bins instead of the trash cans.
11. Start some seedlings.
12. Gather up all of the wire hangers in the house and bring to a dry cleaner's for recycling.
13. Shop a second hand store.
14. Commit to turning off electronics when not in use.
15. Hang the laundry out to dry.
16. Plant a tree in the yard.
17. Eat meat free one day per week.
18. Use washable rags instead of paper towels.
19. Commit to turning off the tap when brushing your teeth.
20. Recycle large drawings and painting as gift wrap.
21. Commit to buying a few items (or as much as possible) secondhand.
22. Get everyone a good travel mug and USE them instead of buying disposable drinks.
23. Bring your unused plastic bags to the grocery store for recycling.
24. Try making your own laundry detergent (the kids will love grating the soap!)
25. Give something away on freecycle instead of sending it to the landfill.
26. Invest in metal drinking straws instead of disposable.
27. Use recyclable batteries.
28. Pick up garbage around the neighborhood.
29. Utilize the library instead of buying new.
30. Support a local farmer.
31. Set up a toy swap.
32. Bike instead of drive around town.
33. Get some houseplants...they clean the air!
34. Remember your cloth bags when shopping.
35. Drink tap water instead of bottled.
36. Give experiences instead of gifts for birthdays and holidays.
37. Don't use produce bags...just put the produce in your cart.
38. Let the grass grow a bit longer (you don't need to water it as often).
39. BYO Tupperware to the restaurant instead of utilizing takeout containers for leftovers.
40. Carpool.
41. Use the back of school worksheets for drawings and coloring.
42. Pay attention to expiration dates instead of wasting food.
43. Take a hike.
44. Make your own household cleaners.
45. Take showers instead of baths.
46. Play outside in the fresh air and turn off the screens.
47. Eat up leftovers.
48. Reuse plastic food containers instead of purchasing new food storage.
49. Repair instead of replace.
50. Make a DIY watering can from a milk jug (for your new garden!)
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