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 oder 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 oder 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 oder ride your bike to meetings
19. Buy locally produced foods; avoid buying goods that must be trucked in
20. Support oder start local baum 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 Liste and send it to ten friends
27. Defrost your freezer
28. Do all ironing at one time
29. Buy environmentally safe, sicher 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. oder 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 feuer extinguishers containing halon
51. Support environmentally conscious businesses
52. Buy environmentally safe, sicher 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 oder start local baum planting programs
Urge local and state government to buy recycled paper
At the Office . . .
58.
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 oder ride your bike to meetings
64. Offer employees incentives for not driving
65. Buy gas-efficient oder 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 Weiter to the pop machine
73. Bus, carpool, walk oder bike to work
74. Ask if Du can work at Home one oder Mehr 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 oder 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 Du want
84. Combine several small trips into one
85. Shop Von mail and catalogs
86. Plan an evening at Home with your kids
87. Do errands on the way Home from work
88. Encourage your teens to walk oder ride their bikes rather than taking the car, and do the same yourself
89. Shop for a neighbor when going to the grocery store oder 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 Artikel from your car; each 100 lbs. of weight decreases fuel efficiency Von 1%
98. Enjoy sports and activities that don't require gas oder electricity
99. Avoid accelerated starts to save gas
100. Copy this Liste and send it to ten friends
101. Think often about the future and how Du 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 Du to Save the Planet
1. Drink and swim
2. Dive into shallow water
3. Sky-dive until Du achieve the objective
4. Go to the zoo and pet the lions
5. Become an elefant 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