Sustainable Choices

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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