101 Ways to Save the Planet

101 Ways You Can Clean the Air and Save Money
At Home . . .
Recyclealuminumandglass. 1.
Buyenergyefficient appliances 2.
Runclotheswashersonlywhenfullyloaded, but don't overload 3.
Plant atree 4.
Doall ironingat onetime 5.
Buyrecycledpaper 6.
Buylowwattageor compact fluorescent light bulbs 7.
Turnoff lightsthat don't needtobeon 8.
Usecoldwater insteadof hot 9.
Usesmall ovensor stove-topcookingmethodsinsteadof your largeoven 10.
Bringyour ownreusablebagstothegrocerystore 11.
Writecompaniesurgingthemtousepaper rather thanplasticsandstyrofoam 12.
Buyproductsthat will last 13.
Support environmentallyconsciousbusinesses. 14.
Don't drivewhenair pollutionisbad 15.
Teachyour childrenabout theseideas 16.
Avoidbuyingrainforest products 17.
Takethebus, walk or rideyour biketomeetings 18.
Buylocallyproducedfoods; avoidbuyinggoodsthat must betruckedin 19.
Support or start local treeplantingprograms 20.
Recyclealuminumandglass 21.
Recyclenewspapers 22.
Reuseglasscontainers 23.
Buyahouseplant 24.
Plant atree 25.
Copythislist andsendit totenfriends 26.
Defrost your freezer 27.
Doall ironingat onetime 28.
Buyenvironmentallysafeproducts 29.
Rundishwashersonlywhenfullyloaded 30.
Request paper insteadof styrofoamwhenever possible 31.
Hangyour laundrytodry 32.
Start agarden 33.
Carpool togoshopping 34.
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Install water-efficient showerheadsandfaucets 35.
Turndownyour water heater to121degrees 36.
Start arecyclingprograminyour neighborhood 37.
Defrost your freezer 38.
Buyrecycledpaper 39.
Cook withquick-heating, copper-bottompanstoconserveenergy 40.
Teachyour childrenabout theseideas 41.
Useyour microwaveinsteadof theoven 42.
Limit or eliminateusingdisposableitems 43.
Bringyour ownreusablebagstothegrocerystore 44.
Reuseyour paper andplastic bags 45.
Writecompaniesurgingthemtousepaper rather thanplasticsandstyrofoam 46.
Request paper insteadof styrofoamwhenever possible 47.
Usewater-basedpaintswhenever possible 48.
Buyproductsthat will last 49.
Don't buyfireextinguisherscontaininghalon 50.
Support environmentallyconsciousbusinesses 51.
Buyenvironmentallysafeproducts 52.
Buyproductsthat minimizepackaging 53.
Avoidbuyingrainforest products 54.
Buylocallyproducedfoods; avoidbuyinggoodsthat must betruckedin 55.
Start agarden 56.
Support or start local treeplantingprograms 57.
Urgelocal andstategovernment tobuyrecycledpaper
At the Office . . .
58.
Scheduledeliveriestogether 59.
Subsidizeandsell employeebuspassesintheoffice 60.
Encourageemployeestophonefirst rather thandriving 61.
Useteleconferencinginsteadof drivingtomeetings 62.
Takethebus, walk or rideyour biketomeetings 63.
Offer employeesincentivesfor not driving 64.
Buygas-efficient or alternativelyfueledvehiclesfor your fleet 65.
Put acarpool matchingmapintheoffice 66.
Buyabikerack for your employees 67.
Buyanofficebikefor employeeuse 68.
Buyrecycledpaper for officeuse 69.
Start apaper recyclingprogram 70.
Maketwo-sidedcopieswhenever possible 71.
Put analuminumcanrecyclingbinnext tothepopmachine 72.
Bus, carpool, walk or biketowork 73.
Ask if youcanwork at homeoneor moredaysaweek 74.
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With Your Car . . .
Recyclemotor oil andbatteries 75.
Don't drivewhenair pollutionisbad 76.
Call your local transit systemfor busschedules 77.
Call your local carpool programor start oneinyour town 78.
Carpool thekidstotheir school events 79.
Carpool totheski slopes 80.
Carpool togoshopping 81.
Eat lunchat theofficeinsteadof goingout 82.
Call storesfirst toseeif theyhavewhat youwant 83.
Combineseveral small tripsintoone 84.
Shopbymail andcatalogs 85.
Plananeveningat homewithyour kids 86.
Doerrandsonthewayhomefromwork 87.
Encourageyour teenstowalkor ridetheir bikesrather thantakingthecar, anddothesameyourself 88.
Shopfor aneighbor whengoingtothegrocerystoreor formaneighborhoodco-op 89.
Haveyour car'semissionstestedregularly 90.
Tune-upyour car, especiallybeforewinter 91.
Checkfor proper tireinflationwhengassingup 92.
Don't repair your car'sair conditioningyourself, haveit servicedat astationthat recyclesCFC's 93.
Don't buyacar withair conditioning 94.
Whenbuyinganewcar, let dealersknowthat fuel efficiencyisimportant 95.
Parkandgoinsideinsteadof idlingat adrive-upwindow 96.
Removeunnecessaryarticlesfromyour car; each100lbs. of weight decreasesfuel efficiencyby1% 97.
Enjoysportsandactivitiesthat don't requiregasor electricity 98.
Avoidacceleratedstartstosavegas 99.
Copythislist andsendit totenfriends 100.
Thinkoftenabout thefutureandhowyouwouldliketheearthtobe100yearsfromnowfor your grandchildrenandtheir grandchildren 101.
Soundgood? If not, herearesome
Alternative Ways for You to Save the Planet
Drinkandswim 1.
Diveintoshallowwater 2.
Sky-diveuntil youachievetheobjective 3.
Gotothezooandpet thelions 4.
Becomeanelephant trainer 5.
Rent anaircraft withafakelicense(At anairport inasparselypopulatedarea, please!) 6.
Volunteer tobelaunchedintothesun 7.
SunbatheintheArcticCircle 8.
CommunewithnatureinaColombianjungle 9.
Applyfor ajobat Chernobyl 10.
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