Sustainable Choices

Choices sorted by challenge ascending [sort descending]

H = high, M = medium, L = low

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