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