1. Recycle aluminum and glass.
2. Buy energy efficient appliances
3. Run clothes washers only when fully loaded, but don't overload
4. Plant a tree
5. Do all ironing at one time
6. Buy recycled paper
7. Buy low wattage hoặc compact fluorescent light bulbs
8. Turn off lights that don't need to be on
9. Use cold water instead of hot
10. Use small ovens hoặc stove-top cooking methods instead of your large oven
11. Bring your own reusable bags to the grocery store
12. Write companies urging them to use paper rather than plastics and styrofoam
13. Buy products that will last
14. Support environmentally conscious businesses.
15. Don't drive when air pollution is bad
16. Teach your children about these ideas
17. Avoid buying rainforest products
18. Take the bus, walk hoặc ride your bike to meetings
19. Buy locally produced foods; avoid buying goods that must be trucked in
20. Support hoặc start local cây planting programs
21. Recycle aluminum and glass
22. Recycle newspapers
23. Reuse glass containers
24. Buy a house plant
25. Plant a tree
26. Copy this danh sách and send it to ten friends
27. Defrost your freezer
28. Do all ironing at one time
29. Buy environmentally an toàn, két an toàn products
30. Run dishwashers only when fully loaded
31. Request paper instead of styrofoam whenever possible
32. Hang your laundry to dry
33. Start a garden
34. Carpool to go shopping
35. Install water-efficient showerheads and faucets
36. Turn down your water heater to 121 degrees
37. Start a recycling program in your neighborhood
38. Defrost your freezer
39. Buy recycled paper
40. Cook with quick-heating, copper-bottom pans to conserve energy
41. Teach your children about these ideas
42. Use your microwave instead of the oven
43. hoặc eliminate using disposable items
44. Bring your own reusable bags to the grocery store
45. Reuse your paper and plastic bags
46. Write companies urging them to use paper rather than plastics and styrofoam
47. Request paper instead of styrofoam whenever possible
48. Use water-based paints whenever possible
49. Buy products that will last
50. Don't buy ngọn lửa, chữa cháy extinguishers containing halon
51. Support environmentally conscious businesses
52. Buy environmentally an toàn, két an toàn products
53. Buy products that minimize packaging
54. Avoid buying rainforest products
55. Buy locally produced foods; avoid buying goods that must be trucked in
56. Start a garden
57. Support hoặc start local cây planting programs
Urge local and state government to buy recycled paper
At the Office . . .
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59. Schedule deliveries together
60. Subsidize and sell employee bus passes in the office
61. Encourage employees to phone first rather than driving
62. Use teleconferencing instead of driving to meetings
63. Take the bus, walk hoặc ride your bike to meetings
64. Offer employees incentives for not driving
65. Buy gas-efficient hoặc alternatively fueled vehicles for your fleet
66. Put a carpool matching map in the office
67. Buy a bike rack for your employees
68. Buy an office bike for employee use
69. Buy recycled paper for office use
70. Start a paper recycling program
71. Make two-sided copies whenever possible
72. Put an aluminum can recycling bin tiếp theo to the pop machine
73. Bus, carpool, walk hoặc bike to work
74. Ask if bạn can work at trang chủ one hoặc thêm days a week
With Your Car . . .
75. Recycle motor oil and batteries
76. Don't drive when air pollution is bad
77. Call your local transit system for bus schedules
78. Call your local carpool program hoặc start one in your town
79. Carpool the kids to their school events
80. Carpool to the ski slopes
81. Carpool to go shopping
82. Eat lunch at the office instead of going out
83. Call stores first to see if they have what bạn want
84. Combine several small trips into one
85. cửa hàng bởi mail and catalogs
86. Plan an evening at trang chủ with your kids
87. Do errands on the way trang chủ from work
88. Encourage your teens to walk hoặc ride their bikes rather than taking the car, and do the same yourself
89. cửa hàng for a neighbor when going to the grocery store hoặc form a neighborhood co-op
90. Have your car's emissions tested regularly
91. Tune-up your car, especially before winter
92. Check for proper tire inflation when gassing up
93. Don't repair your car's air conditioning yourself, have it serviced at a station that recycles CFC's
94. Don't buy a car with air conditioning
95. When buying a new car, let dealers know that fuel efficiency is important
96. Park and go inside instead of idling at a drive-up window
97. Remove unnecessary các bài viết from your car; each 100 lbs. of weight decreases fuel efficiency bởi 1%
98. Enjoy sports and activities that don't require gas hoặc electricity
99. Avoid accelerated starts to save gas
100. Copy this danh sách and send it to ten friends
101. Think often about the future and how bạn would like the earth to be 100 years from now for your grandchildren and their grandchildren
Sound good? If not, here are some
Alternative Ways for bạn to Save the Planet
1. Drink and swim
2. Dive into shallow water
3. Sky-dive until bạn achieve the objective
4. Go to the zoo and pet the lions
5. Become an con voi trainer
6. Rent an aircraft with a fake license (At an airport in a sparsely populated area, please!)
7. Volunteer to be launched into the sun
8. Sunbathe in the Arctic Circle
9. Commune with nature in a Colombian jungle
10. Apply for a job at Chernobyl