Call to action! Make a change in your daily routine.
Here are some ways you can make a difference!
1. Consider alternatives to Plastic Bags. Why?
2. Plant a tree or let us plant trees for you!
3. Try a reusable water bottle http://www.sigg.ch/
4. Try a reusable shopping bag http://www.reusablebags.com/facts.php
5. Try riding your bike once a week rather than driving
6. Try convincing your boss to allow you to work from home once a month. If it works then try once a week!
7. You can inspire others
8. Try to shop for local products www.localharvest.org/products.jsp (The further away from your home your food comes from means the more gas is used to get it to your local grocery store.)
9. Turn off lights when not in use
10. You can connect a rain barrel to your downspout http://www.rainbarrelusa.com/
11. You can use rechargeable batteries
12. You can use a reusable coffee mug instead of a paper cup
13.Mowing Alternatives
a. Use an electric lawnmower. It will save you about 73% on lawn care costs and will use zero gas and oil.
b. Better yet, use a reel mower that uses no gasoline!
c. Even better, try planting a garden or native plants instead of a lawn. You can try replacing a portion of your lawn with flowers, plants, or try some vegetables.
14. Try to adjust your heating and air-conditioning. Even one degree will make a difference to your bills. Two degrees even more....
15. You can walk to places that are not too far from home.
16. Consider a vacation that doesn't require flying in a jet. There may be an undiscovered treasure close to your home! http://www.nps.gov/
17. You can fall asleep with the TV turned off.
18. You can purchase a double flush toilet (save up to 18,000 gallons per year )http://www.nextag.com/dual-flush-toilet/search-html
19. Install motion sensor light switches http://www.smarthome.com/2512.html andhttp://www.greenandmore.com/leviton-light-sensors.html?itemId=619
20. You can plant a victory garden http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_garden
21. Try to drink local beers to reduce the impact from shipping and packaging. 96% of beer is water. Shipping water is heavy!
22. Try to drink draft beers when you have the choice rather than bottles. Recycle your cans.
23. You can unplug your phone charger when you're not charging your phone. On Average only 5% of the power drawn by cell phone chargers are actually used to charge phones. The other 95% is wasted when you leave it plugged into the wall, but not into your phone.
24. You can reduce water usage by retro fitting your commode.http://www.sinkpositive.com/index.html
25. You can use 100% recycled paper or sugarcane-based paper.http://treefreepaper.com/why.php
26. Buy stuff that isn't made from a land far far away that has a Great Wall. It takes a lot of energy to ship worthless plastic goods into our sea ports and then truck them around to specific target marts.
27. Send us your idea. info@soundforest.org
2. Plant a tree or let us plant trees for you!
3. Try a reusable water bottle http://www.sigg.ch/
4. Try a reusable shopping bag http://www.reusablebags.com/facts.php
5. Try riding your bike once a week rather than driving
6. Try convincing your boss to allow you to work from home once a month. If it works then try once a week!
7. You can inspire others
8. Try to shop for local products www.localharvest.org/products.jsp (The further away from your home your food comes from means the more gas is used to get it to your local grocery store.)
9. Turn off lights when not in use
10. You can connect a rain barrel to your downspout http://www.rainbarrelusa.com/
11. You can use rechargeable batteries
12. You can use a reusable coffee mug instead of a paper cup
13.Mowing Alternatives
a. Use an electric lawnmower. It will save you about 73% on lawn care costs and will use zero gas and oil.
b. Better yet, use a reel mower that uses no gasoline!
c. Even better, try planting a garden or native plants instead of a lawn. You can try replacing a portion of your lawn with flowers, plants, or try some vegetables.
14. Try to adjust your heating and air-conditioning. Even one degree will make a difference to your bills. Two degrees even more....
15. You can walk to places that are not too far from home.
16. Consider a vacation that doesn't require flying in a jet. There may be an undiscovered treasure close to your home! http://www.nps.gov/
17. You can fall asleep with the TV turned off.
18. You can purchase a double flush toilet (save up to 18,000 gallons per year )http://www.nextag.com/dual-flush-toilet/search-html
19. Install motion sensor light switches http://www.smarthome.com/2512.html andhttp://www.greenandmore.com/leviton-light-sensors.html?itemId=619
20. You can plant a victory garden http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_garden
21. Try to drink local beers to reduce the impact from shipping and packaging. 96% of beer is water. Shipping water is heavy!
22. Try to drink draft beers when you have the choice rather than bottles. Recycle your cans.
23. You can unplug your phone charger when you're not charging your phone. On Average only 5% of the power drawn by cell phone chargers are actually used to charge phones. The other 95% is wasted when you leave it plugged into the wall, but not into your phone.
24. You can reduce water usage by retro fitting your commode.http://www.sinkpositive.com/index.html
25. You can use 100% recycled paper or sugarcane-based paper.http://treefreepaper.com/why.php
26. Buy stuff that isn't made from a land far far away that has a Great Wall. It takes a lot of energy to ship worthless plastic goods into our sea ports and then truck them around to specific target marts.
27. Send us your idea. info@soundforest.org
