Sustainability Tips / Ways to Reduce your Carbon Footprint
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Compost
- Store food in reusable containers rather than plastic bags or foil
- Bring your own cloth or fabric bags when you shop
- Re-use the plastic bags you already have:Reduce waste at the office:
/ Copy on both sides of the paper.
/ Reduce documents to fit two pages onto one.
/ Use lighter weight paper.
/ Consider purchasing eco-friendly envelopes.
/ Use e-mail and other tech-savvy alternatives whenever possible.
Conserve Water
- Take shorter showers, try to cut your shower time in half, or limit it to less than 5 minutes.
- Turn off the water when brushing your teeth.
- Never water your lawn at midday
- Place a brick in old toilets
- Run the dishwasher only when it is full.
- Let grass grow longer.
- Plant native or drought-tolerant garden plants
Save Energy
- Turn off lights when no one is in the room (including bathrooms.)
- When feasible, use stairs rather than the elevator
- Turn off appliances, lights, and equipment when not in use.
- Don't forget to turn computers and printers off at the power strip!
- Exchange or purchase compact fluorescent light bulbs. They use less energy than incandescent and last longer.
- Bike, use public transit, carpool to work, drive slower, keep your tires inflated
10 Ways to Organify your World
Bring your own organic cotton bags when you shop
Start the day with an organic shower…use organic soaps and shampoos
Make a donation of organic foods to your local food bank
Treat yourself to organic indulgences: fill your cookie jar with organic cookies and the candy jar with organic candy
Bring an organic treat to the office to share with co-workers or to send with your children to school.
Give your dog an organic bath or organic treat
Buy local! Shop your farmers market for local, organically grown fruit and vegetables
Sleep organically…have a cup of organic chamomile tea before bed and switch to organic cotton sheets
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