Action Guides
Easy Ideas
- Play an online game that supports DoSomething.org
- Having an event? A dance, a party, a get together? Provide a container for recyclables and others for trash.
- Organize a clothes exchange - get friends and people in your community to bring anything they don't want so they can swap!
- Take your own cloth or canvas bag when you go shopping - groceries, clothes, whatever!
- Use eco-friendly dishes - like bowls made of recycled magazines or glassware instead of paper plates.
- Use non-toxic cleaning products - toxic products can hurt the environment and your health.
- Open your curtains on sunny days during the winter to heat your house.
- Send an e-blast to family and friends with information on climate change and things they can do to stop it.
- Change the settings on your computer to hibernate or sleep after 30 minutes of inactivity.
- Going on vacation? Turn off the heat/AC/water heater.
- Start reusing a reusable water bottle and just say no to plastic.
- Put on another layer instead of putting up the heat.
- Conserve energy by using your computer's "sleep mode" instead of a screensaver.
- Buy organic food. It's better for you and our earth.
- If weather permits, dry your clothes on the line.
- When washing your clothes, use cold water and make sure the washer is full.
- Unplug un-used electronics like your phone charger and stereo.
- Is mowing the lawn one of your chores? Use a push mower to save the earth from up to 80 lbs of CO2 per year.
- Plant a tree. Trees suck up CO2 and create clean air for us to breathe.
- Don't idle in the car. Idling wastes gas and money, and generates pollution and global warming causing emissions.
- Own a big vehicle? Carpool with friends to save fuel and cut your CO2 emission.
- Buy minimally packaged goods and reduce garbage by up to 30%.
- Buy products made or farmed locally.
- Install a low-flower shower head.
