Sustainable Choices

Choices sorted by challenge descending [sort ascending]

H = high, M = medium, L = low

1	H	Reduce your use of fossil fuels in every way
2	H	Question every claim and every norm of the currently prevailing system of destructive consumption
3	H	Buy organic food
4	H	Reduce your use of plastic
5	M	Install solar water heating at your home
6	M	Become a locavore or partial locavore
7	M	Remove non-native plants on your property
8	M	Prefer groceries and products in minimal packaging and in paper instead of plastic
9	M	Take the train instead of the plane for mid-range trips
10	M	Take a train vacation
11	M	Use drying racks instead of gas or electric dryers
12	M	Talk with others about issues of sustainability
13	M	Adopt low-tech when it helps sustainability
14	M	Change your attitude about what constitutes "progress"
15	M	Record the electrical use of every device in your home
16	M	Prefer minimal recyclable packaging for all products
17	M	Use a bicycle
18	M	Become a walker
19	M	Reduce your driving
20	M	Use public transportation
21	M	Keep dead trees for use by birds, small mammals, insects
22	M	Take a sailing vacation
23	M	Swap in low-flow toilets
24	M	Install insulation in your home
25	M	Promote healthy soil
26	M	Learn how to best manage interactions with wildlife
27	M	Consider carbon offsets
28	M	Practice frugality in all matters of purchasing
29	M	Study nature more and pay less attention to the works and doings of humanity
30	M	Become creative and flexible in your cooking
31	M	Cook at home more
32	M	Stop buying synthetic "food" that damages your health and is manufactured in damaging ways
33	M	Use a heat pump for both heating and air conditioning
34	M	Learn about green building materials
35	M	Live with others and share resources
36	M	Plant native plants on your property
37	M	Prefer glass bottles over plastic
38	M	Buy for durability
39	M	Give experiences and love for the holidays instead of products
40	M	Grow some vegetables
41	M	Sell or give away anything you don't actually need
42	M	Replace all or part of your lawn with a pollinator meadow
43	M	Shop for furniture at thrift stores
44	M	Shop for clothing at thrift stores
45	M	Support local farmers' markets
46	M	Reduce your purchase of clothing that sheds microfibers
47	M	Get your property certified as wildlife habitat
48	M	Adopt natural forms of tick abatement
49	M	Chew your food thoroughly
50	M	Change your attitude about what you "need"
51	M	Reduce your consumption in general
52	M	Compost everything you can
53	M	Learn to love all forms of non-fossil-fuel transportation
54	M	Choose hobbies that help sustainability
55	M	Waste no food
56	M	Buy experiences instead of products
57	M	Support the economy of the non-material
58	M	Install a greywater system
59	L	Reduce your use of plastic with refillable deodorant
60	L	Use dental floss refills to reduce your use of plastic
61	L	Reduce your use of plastic with a permanent toothbrush
62	L	Eliminate vampire power at home and at work
63	L	Reduce your use of plastic by making your own carbonated drinks
64	L	If you prefer to use a power lawn mower, choose an electric model
65	L	Read and study sustainability and clean energy news sources
66	L	Use your local libraries
67	L	Use simple non-harmful cleaners to clean your toilets
68	L	Reject the temptation to take "souvenirs" from nature
69	L	Make good use of chicken and turkey carcasses by turning them into soup
70	L	Switch to green banking services
71	L	Refuse plastic straws
72	L	Use a glass water filter with no-waste carbon filters
73	L	Grow plants from seeds instead of buying them in plastic pots
74	L	Research innovative sustainable products in development and give them early support
75	L	Get your tap water tested
76	L	Use reusable produce bags
77	L	Make your own nut milks
78	L	Use laundry sheets instead of liquid detergent in plastic
79	L	Use rain barrels for water conservation
80	L	Drink tap water or filtered tap water
81	L	Don't use wasteful K-cup coffee makers
82	L	Share your knowledge of sustainable practices and products
83	L	Eat less sugar
84	L	Grow some sprouts
85	L	Get exercise picking up litter
86	L	Make your own ricotta, sour cream and other cheeses
87	L	Become a litter picker upper
88	L	Provide habitat for wildlife and insects
89	L	Don't make overpopulation worse
90	L	Calculate your carbon footprint
91	L	Use a corded electric leaf blower
92	L	Keep your car tires inflated to the proper pressure
93	L	Participate in "buy nothing" groups
94	L	Chop up leaves with a lawn mower for compost
95	L	Make your own delicious soup from your own soup stock
96	L	Use an induction stove
97	L	If you give products as gifts for the holidays, use minimal packaging
98	L	Install low-flow showerheads
99	L	Cook with an air fryer instead of less efficient means
100	L	Learn about organic gardening
101	L	Buy used books
102	L	Write to your representatives
103	L	Learn more about the non-recyclability of plastic
104	L	Stop eating beef
105	L	Stop eating pork
106	L	Eat more vegetables
107	L	Eat more fruit
108	L	Grow some fruit
109	L	Make good use of grass clippings from lawn mowing
110	L	Use less water
111	L	Stop using synthetic fertilizers
112	L	Adopt natural forms of mosquito abatement
113	L	Cook with an InstantPot instead of less efficient means
114	L	Make your own yogurt in an InstantPot
115	L	Take up solar cooking
116	L	Drive an electric car
117	L	Use a manual lawn mower
118	L	Use a bidet
119	L	Learn about your local plants, animals and insects
120	L	Learn about soil biology and soil health
121	L	Learn about your local ecosystems
122	L	Learn more about nature in general
123	L	Stop using pesticides and other poisons
124	L	Use a programmable thermostat
125	L	Learn about LEED certification for your place of employment
126	L	Learn to appreciate the intangible and all its value
127	L	If you drive a gas-powered car, get regular tuneups
128	L	Mulch or compost organic matter on your property instead of sending it to the landfill
129	L	Grow herbs
130	L	Use a shampoo bar instead of liquid shampoo in plastic
131	L	Read aloud the ingredients in your "food"
132	L	Read aloud the ingredients in your personal care products
133	L	Buy an insect house
134	L	Use artificial intelligence to help you stop wasting food
135	L	Use tooth brushing tablets in minimal packaging instead of toothpaste in a plastic tube
136	L	Eat less beef
137	L	Use a stainless steel canteen for water on the go
138	L	Never buy bottled water
139	L	Get your electricity from a solar farm
140	L	Install solar power at your home
141	L	Keep stainless steel food leftover containers in your car and bring them into the restaurant
142	L	Keep durable metal eating utensils in your car and refuse plastic utensils
143	L	Substitute closer more satisfying vacations for distant exotic vacations
144	L	Stop using synthetic cleaners
145	L	Learn about natural cleaners
146	L	Buy natural cleaners
147	L	Accept that there is no "planet B"
148	L	Learn about all-season gardening
149	L	Get an energy audit for your dwelling
150	L	Eat less pork