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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