Here's a perpetual list of small things that you can do to help your family, the environment, your community and for making a positive difference in the world at large. Sometimes it may seem that your eco-living efforts are not enough.
That's why I'd like to encourage everyone to do just one small thing everyday.
Something that you aren't currently doing because every action makes a difference.
Please send in the small things you do to make a difference. If your tip is published on this page, I'll add your first name, last initial and website as the contributor. Use the feedback form by clicking here.
1. Breastfeed your children
2. Purchase shade grown coffee
4. Grow some of your own food
5. Grow air cleaning houseplants
6. Use cast iron cookware
7. Cloth diaper
8. Freecycle
9. Use biodiesel
10. Support the charity of your choice
11. Volunteer
12. Recycle your batteries
13. Buy organic
14. Recycle newspaper
15. Recycle glass
16. Recycle plastic
17. Recycle cardboard
18. Don't use environmentally harmful pesticides
19. Don't use environmentally harmful fertilizers
20. Use fluorescent lighting
22. Put a timer on your electric water heater
23. Eat less meat
24. Plant a tree
25. Grow native plants in your yard and garden
27. Drive less
28. Buy energy efficient appliances
29. Learn to do minor repairs around the house
30. Learn basic sewing skills
31. VOTE
32. Have your furnace inspected once a year
33. Cover pots when cooking to reduce cooking time and energy use
34. Replace furnace and air conditioning filters monthly
35. Add storm windows
36. Use sunlight for heat and/or light
37. Do laundry in cold water
38. Close blinds or shades during hot weather
39. Use computer sleep feature
40. Keep car tuned up
41. Recycle used motor oil
42. Grow your own houseplants from the pits of avocado, cherry and grapefruit
43. Grow your own houseplants from sweet potatoes
44. Grow your own houseplants from carrot, beet, turnip and pineapple tops
45. Learn basic car maintenance skills
46. Build a bird house
48. Carpool
49. Stop junkmail
50. Keep lawn mower tuned up
51. Use newspaper for cleaning glass and mirrors
52. Plant a butterfly garden
53. Don't use antibacterial soaps
54. Replace worn or damaged weather stripping
55. Use a refrigerator thermometer
56. Use a freezer thermometer
57. Use an oven thermometer
58. Keep your freezer full (use empty milk jugs to fill space)
59. Bring your own reusable bags to the store
60. Give the gift of time
62. Glean for some of your food
63. Learn to preserve food (can, dry, freeze)
65. Make your own convenience foods
67. Buy a hybrid vehicle
68. Join or start a co-op
69. Spend your money locally
70. Support the library in your community
71. Sign a petition
72. Line dry your laundry when ever possible to save electricity
-Submitted by Courtney L
73. Use fans to cool a room and cut down on air conditioner use
-Submitted by Courtney L
74. Use low-flow toilets or displace some of the water in the tank of a high-flow by
filling an empty milk jug 1/2 way up with rocks -Submitted by Courtney L
75. Fuel your car during dark hours when it's cooler outside
-Submitted by Courtney L
76. Water your lawn/garden during dark hours -Submitted by Courtney L
77. Use glass containers instead of plastic whenever possible
-Submitted by Courtney L
78. Plant a hummingbird garden
79. Use recycled paper and cards
80. Recycle office paper
81. Share a meal
82. Close closets to cut down on heating and cooling costs
83. Adopt or foster a child
84. Eat insects
85. Purchase vintage items
86. Purchase hemp products
87. Use a manual lawn mower
88. Be a mentor
89. Learn to knit
90. Learn to crochet
91. Learn to weave
92. Learn to embroider
93. Learn a foreign language
94. Subscribe to magazines that are delivered electronically
95. Use and/or make your own tempera paint
96. Learn about another culture
97. Use LED lightbulbs
98. Bank and pay your bills electronically
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