| 1. Use
a travel mug instead of to-go cups. |
| 2. Use
both sides of paper before recycling. |
| 3. Laugh
often. |
| 4. Buy
printed products from sustainable logging sources. |
| 5. Use
electricity generated from wind, solar & human power whenever possible. |
| 6. Buy
acid-free & chlorine-free paper products. |
| 7. Carpool. |
| 8. Use
oxy-bleach instead of chlorine bleach. |
| 9. Plant
native trees. |
| 10. Support
eco-friendly companies. |
11. Take
old clothes, furniture and jewelry and give them new life.
 Cut
up an old scarf and add it as a border to a jean shirt |
| 12. Take
clothes that don't fit properly and add darts or open up side seams. |
| 13. Reupholster
an old rocker, old dining room chairs and an old piano bench. |
| 14. Cut
up tee shirts from places you've been and make pillows. |
| 15. Make
a curtain out of an old lace tablecloth. Trim tops with antique buttons. |
| 16. Replace
buttons on jackets with antique ones. |
17. Sew
antique lace onto velvet fabric (cut from a gown) and put it in
an old frame.
Glue
old buttons on the frame. |
18. Cut
up sheets and pillow cases and make curtains,
trash
can covers, and table shirts. |
| 19. Donate
clothes to a thrift shop whose proceeds benefit abused women. |
| 20. Walk
more by parking away from the building. |
21.Switching from incandescent light bulbs to longer lasting, more energy efficient fluorescent
bulbs. Switching from incandescent Christmas lights to longer lasting, more energy efficient
LED Christmas lights
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| 22. Always check for a book at a used bookstore first instead of at a new store |
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We need 4978 more
eco-conscious ideas. |
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