Sustainable Choices

Choices sorted by importance ascending [sort descending]

H = high, M = medium, L = low

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

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