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