1. Air dry your clothes.
2. Ask your utility companies for an energy audit.
3. Avoid clothing produced in sweatshops worldwide. Women and children deserve fair labor practices.
4. Avoid down and feather products, if allergies are a problem. Replace with batting organic cotton or organic wool.
5. Avoid electric bug zappers.
6. Avoid detergents with phosphates.
7. Avoid plastic at home.
8. Avoid poultry and meat from animals raised on hormones and steroids.
9. Avoid products from farms that treatment
12. Buy organic bedding.
13. Buy organic coffee and tea fair trade label.
14. Buy lingerie Organic cotton.
15. Buy organic grains, pastas, herbs and essential commodities in bulk.
16. Buy recycled toilet paper and biodegradable.
17. Buy recycled gift wrap.
18. Compost yard waste and food scraps.
19. Consider giving homemade gifts.
20. Decrease straws in the restaurant.
21. Baby diapers in soft organic cotton.
22. Do not buy a bigger house than you need.
23. Do not buy a second home.
24. Do not buy big cars.
25. Do not buy everyone in the family a car. Teach sharing.
26. Donate to favorite environmental organization.
27. Donate unused clothing and furniture.
28. Eat meatless at least twice a week.
29. Eating more or farmgate organic vegetables and fruits every day.
30. Garden without products chemicals and pesticides.
31. Grow your own organic herbs.
32. Washing clothes by hand instead of dry cleaning.
33. Install and use ceiling fans.
34. Lower the thermostat in your home at 68 degrees and 55 degrees when away from home.
35. Lower the thermostat on your water heater to 120 degrees.
36. Recycle, recycle, recycle.
37. Reduce disposable products in your home.
38. Reduce watering your garden and yard.
39. Repair faucet leaks.
40. Replace incandescent bulbs with energy efficient lighting.
41. Sew with organic cotton and natural fabrics.
42. Shorten shower time by 25%.
43. To support environmental legislation. Nag your congressman.
44. Support fair trade practices for reducing poverty and hunger.
45. Support your local farmers market or co-op.
46. Use cloth napkins or napkins recycled paper.
47. Use organic soaps and herbal products, shampoos and natural cleaning products.
48. Using public transport or share commuting, at least once a week.
49. Use recycled paper for printing and writing.
50. Use washable coffee mugs.
51. Walking or cycling. Leave the car in the garage for a while.
Susan Fullen-Yurek is an e-commerce entrepreneur and owner of Kushtush.com Organics, featuring organic bedding and organic cotton products for home and family, with consumer information on the benefits of "going organic". http://www.kushtush.com.
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