Everything we do affects the environment in some level. Below are specific tips designed around the principles of sustainability.

• Turn off lights and computers when they’re not in use. Replace regular bulbs with energy-saving compact fluorescents.
• Reduce your heating and cooling. Make sure your home is properly ventilated and insulated.
• If you can, walk, bike, carpool, or use public transit instead of driving. If you need to drive, practice ‘eco-driving’ which involves staying at a steady speed, acting instead of reacting, and keeping tires fully inflated.
• Drink from a reusable coffee cup or water bottle.
• Protect and conserve precious water with low flow faucets, toilets and showers, native landscaping, green roofs, rain barrels and gardens.
• Make or buy natural, non-toxic cleaning agents, dish soap, and laundry detergent.
• Reduce paper use by using cloth napkins, making two-sided copies, opting out of junk-mail lists, and bringing reusable shopping bags to the store.
• Use safe, natural pest control in your garden or yard
• Choose toys, furniture, paints, carpets and renovation materials which are non-toxic, formaldehyde-free or made from low volatile organic compounds.
• Compost yard material and food scraps.
• Donate your clothing that are no longer used.
• Decrease mined metals by recycling cans, fluorescents and electronics; using rechargeable batteries and sustainable building materials.
• Support sustainable agriculture by purchasing certified organic food and clothing.