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Ways to reduce Consumption

November 8, 2001November 8, 2001| ScrappyScrappy| 0 Comment| 5:43 pm
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Looking for some basic ways to reduce your consumption and footprint on this earth of ours? Have a look at this list of simple ideas (courtesy Ann Arbor Unitarian Universalist Green Sanctuary Project):

  • Use washable cloths and homemade cleansers for housecleaning.

  • Watch less commercially sponsored TV

  • Car pool use public transportation

  • Raise your own food or support locally grown community agriculture

  • Recycle whenever possible

  • Shop at thrift stores and buy used after I have worn out what I have

  • Cook at home as opposed to eating out

  • Use less water when bathing/showering


  • Do not buy paper plates, cups, Styrofoam, plastic table settings

  • Compost leaves and garden waste

  • Walk and bike when possible instead of driving

  • Use the library more often, share good books with friends

  • Give up Golf
  • Set aside time to recycle each week

  • Wear clothing that is made with natural fibers and doesn?t require excess pesticide use.

  • Spend more time outside

  • Bring mug from home to avoid using paper products

  • Consolidate errands and shopping trips by planning ahead and therefore needing to use the car less

  • Reuse bottles for water, don?t buy plastic water bottles

  • Use cloth bags at the grocery or reuse the bags they give you until they fall apart

  • Let the lawn go

  • Eat less meat especially beef

  • Get involved with environmental activism in the community

  • Get rid of the SUV

  • Fix it yourself

  • Use local products

  • Support local producers

  • Plant vegetables and flowers and trees

  • Always ask yourself (Do I really need this?) before you buy

  • Plan the most efficient driving route to any destination to conserve gas and reduce

    • emissions.

  • Turn the engine off, don?t let the car idle.

  • Avoid temptation, if you don?t go in the store you won?t buy anything.

  • Live closer to your place of work

  • Work less, live more!

  • Encourage your neighbors not to use pesticides on their lawns.

  • Donate directly instead of buying fundraiser items

  • Work in groups to support each other

  • Use energy efficient light bulbs, Flourescent

  • Avoid impulse purchases

  • Find a saner way to celebrate the holidays

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