Sustainable Choices

Category: waste

1	Eat less pork
2	Talk with others about issues of sustainability
3	Don't make overpopulation worse
4	Change your attitude about what constitutes "progress"
5	Adopt low-tech when it helps sustainability
6	Calculate your carbon footprint
7	Reduce your consumption in general
8	Accept that there is no "planet B"
9	Never buy bottled water
10	Share your knowledge of sustainable practices and products
11	Learn to appreciate the intangible and all its value
12	Buy for durability
13	Practice frugality in all matters of purchasing
14	Read and study sustainability and clean energy news sources
15	Eat less beef
16	Grow some vegetables
17	Stop eating pork
18	Sell or give away anything you don't actually need
19	Waste no food
20	Question every claim and every norm of the currently prevailing system of destructive consumption
21	Write to your representatives
22	Buy experiences instead of products
23	Change your attitude about what you "need"
24	Support the economy of the non-material
25	Stop eating beef
26	Reduce your use of fossil fuels in every way
27	Reduce your use of plastic
28	Research innovative sustainable products in development and give them early support
29	If you prefer to use a power lawn mower, choose an electric model
30	Eliminate vampire power at home and at work
31	Install a greywater system
32	Prefer minimal recyclable packaging for all products
33	Refuse plastic straws
34	Use rain barrels for water conservation
35	Participate in "buy nothing" groups
36	Make your own delicious soup from your own soup stock
37	Use laundry sheets instead of liquid detergent in plastic
38	Chew your food thoroughly
39	Use drying racks instead of gas or electric dryers
40	Keep your car tires inflated to the proper pressure
41	Support local farmers' markets
42	Give experiences and love for the holidays instead of products
43	Become a litter picker upper
44	Get exercise picking up litter
45	Choose hobbies that help sustainability
46	Drink tap water or filtered tap water
47	Use a shampoo bar instead of liquid shampoo in plastic
48	If you drive a gas-powered car, get regular tuneups
49	Prefer glass bottles over plastic
50	Learn more about the non-recyclability of plastic
51	Use a stainless steel canteen for water on the go
52	Get an energy audit for your dwelling
53	Keep durable metal eating utensils in your car and refuse plastic utensils
54	Use less water
55	Keep stainless steel food leftover containers in your car and bring them into the restaurant
56	Prefer groceries and products in minimal packaging and in paper instead of plastic
57	Become a locavore or partial locavore
58	Learn about LEED certification for your place of employment
59	Use a programmable thermostat
60	Record the electrical use of every device in your home
61	Substitute closer more satisfying vacations for distant exotic vacations
62	Use reusable produce bags
63	Compost everything you can
64	Use artificial intelligence to help you stop wasting food
65	Cook at home more
66	Live with others and share resources
67	Mulch or compost organic matter on your property instead of sending it to the landfill
68	Shop for clothing at thrift stores
69	Shop for furniture at thrift stores
70	Use your local libraries
71	Make good use of chicken and turkey carcasses by turning them into soup
72	Make good use of grass clippings from lawn mowing
73	Use a glass water filter with no-waste carbon filters
74	Grow plants from seeds instead of buying them in plastic pots
75	Buy used books
76	Chop up leaves with a lawn mower for compost
77	Reduce your use of plastic by making your own carbonated drinks
78	Reduce your use of plastic with a permanent toothbrush
79	Reduce your use of plastic with refillable deodorant
80	Use tooth brushing tablets in minimal packaging instead of toothpaste in a plastic tube
81	Install low-flow showerheads
82	Make your own ricotta, sour cream and other cheeses
83	Make your own nut milks
84	Don't use wasteful K-cup coffee makers
85	Use dental floss refills to reduce your use of plastic
86	If you give products as gifts for the holidays, use minimal packaging
87	Swap in low-flow toilets