Easy Ideas
- Going on vacation? Turn off the heat/AC/water heater.
- Check your car's air filter once a month. You can keep 100 lbs. of CO2 from entering our atmosphere.
- Open your curtains on sunny days during the winter to heat your house.
- Drink tap water (use a Brita filter if you want) instead of bottled- it uses way less plastic and, in most cases, is just as ref
- Make Sunday a no-shopping day and refrain from buying anything one day a week. You'll save money and help the environment!
- Keep 250 lbs. of carbon dioxide out of the air by making sure your tires are adequately inflated.
- Send an e-blast to your family and friends with information and tips about recycling.
- Only run your dishwasher when it's full just like the washing machine, this can save you tons and reduce CO2.
- Replace your incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs.
- Cut your shower time down to save on water heating costs.
- Let your computer go to sleep- this saves the energy it takes to run the display.
- Conserve energy by using your computer's "sleep mode" instead of a screensaver.
- Don't idle your car.
- Turn off the heat/AC/water heater when you go on vacation.
- Dry your clothes outside on a rack or a clothesline instead of in the dryer.
- Open your curtains on sunny days during the winter to heat your house.
- Switch to compact flourescent bulbs and reduce CO2 emissions.
- When you donate to an organization, find out where the money goes and make sure the organization supports your values.
- Live in a smaller space. New Yorkers have less impact than most people because it takes less energy to heat apartments.
- Only turn your lights on when there's no sunlight coming through the windows, and turn lights off as you leave the room.
- Buy products made or farmed locally.
- Put on another layer instead of putting up the heat.
- Move your thermostat down two degrees in the winter and up two degrees in the summer.
- Make sure your printer paper is 100% post-consumer recycled paper.
- Go vegan for a day- wearing and eating no animal products for one day can impact the industry.
- Start reusing a reusable water bottle and just say no to plastic.
- When washing your clothes, use cold water and make sure the washer is full.
- Take your own cloth or canvas bag when you go shopping- groceries, clothes, whatever!
- Walk, bike, carpool, or take mass transit. You'll save one pound of CO2 for every mile you don't drive!
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