Ditch disposable water bottles.
“If just one out of 20 Americans stopped buying water in disposable
bottles, we’d save 30 million pounds of plastic waste a year.” —From Do One Thing Green by Mindy Pennybacker
Map your route.
“Some estimates suggest that the average vehicle drives in the wrong
direction 5 percent of the time. This is wasteful of money, carbon
dioxide and time.” —From The Green Guide for Business by Chris Goodall
Buy a reusable tote or thermos.
The next time you’re at the store, buy a reusable grocery tote for $1.
Not only does it cut down on plastic bag waste, but many stores, such as
Target or Trader Joe’s, offer a 5 cent discount on each reusable bag
you use—an amount that adds up quickly for grocery visits.
Unplug and save.
“Standby power or vampire power (because it sucks energy in the middle
of the night) accounts for 5 percent of residential energy use, costing
U.S. consumers over $4 billion per year. To cut your use of standby
power, unplug appliances such as toasters, electric can openers and hair
dryers when they’re not in use.” —From The Green Year by Jodi Helmer
Go digital.
If you haven’t already, opt out of paper bills and notices in favor of
email correspondences that are sent straight to your inbox. It’ll reduce
the amount of paper you trash and make that letter from Grandma just
that much more special when you see it in your mailbox.
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