1.         Recycle newspaper, aluminum, glass and tin

2.         Recycle motor oil

3.         Use cloth diapers

4.         Reuse egg cartons and paper bags

5.         Buy cloth bags for all your shopping needs – groceries, clothes, hardware and home goods

6.         Buy locally-grown food and other foods, from local merchants

7.         Discover where the food and goods you buy came from

8.         Avoid using Styrofoam. When you do, save it for yearly recycling event.

9.         Take containers when you go out to dine. You’ll be ahead of the crowd with your own “doggie bag”

10.       Avoid using disposable plates, cups and utensils. Rent or borrow for large events

11.       Use rags instead of paper towels

12.       Recycle unneeded items

13.       Donate old clothes and clean rags to Value Village or Goodwill. What can’t be reused will be remade into fiber products.

14.       Use the back of paper for scratch paper

15.       Be responsible and creative with leftover food

16.       Use water from cooking vegetables to make soup

17.       Put all food waste and food-soiled paper into your yard waste containers

18.       Mend and repair, rather than discard and replace

19.       Invest in well-made, functional clothing

20.       Buy bulk and unpackaged rather than packaged goods

21.       Purchase goods iin reusable or recyclable containers

22.       Buy organic, pesticide-free foods and eat low on the food chain

23.       Buy foods without additives and preservatives

24.       Use non-toxic pest control

25.       Grow your own food – plant a small kitchen garden

26.       Volunteer to start or help with a community garden

27.       Avoid highly-processed food

28.       Support food co-ops

29.       Volunteer to maintain local parks and wilderness

30.       Buy living Christmas trees

31.       Plant trees in your community

32.       Be a responsible pet owner – clean up after dogs and keep cats indoors

33.       Learn about the plants and animals in your region

34.       Learn about the cultural diversity of your bioregion

35.       Explore and learn about your bioregion

36.       Discover your watershed and work to protect it

37.       Oppose the use of roadside defoliants in your area

38.       Use non-toxic, biodegradable soaps and detergents

39.       Put in a water-conserving showerhead

40.       Learn where your waste and sewage goes

41.       Avoid the use of hazardous chemicals

42.       Keep hazardous chemicals in spill proof containers

43.       Turn off the water when you brush your teeth

44.       Buy a water conserving toilet

45.       Shop by phone first, then pick up your merchandise

46.       Learn where the energy for your home comes from

47.       Support your local utility’s conservation program

48.       Hang your clothes out to dry

49.       Be sure your home is well insulated

50.       Thoroughly weather-seal your home

51.       Heat your home responsibly with renewable energy

52.       Don’t burn green wood

53.       Put a catalytic converter on your wood stove

54.       Turn off lights when not in use

55.       Turn down your hot water heater

56.       Lower your thermostat and wear warmer clothes

57.       Take shorter showers

58.       Buy energy-efficient electrical appliances

59.       Drive a fuel efficient car

60.       Conserve gas by walking, bicycling and carpooling

61.       Use rechargeable batteries

62.       Research socially responsible investments

63.       Support local credit unions

64.       Support local shops and restaurants, not chains

65.       “Adopt a grandparent” from the local senior center

66.       Volunteer to cook for senior citizens

67.       Hold a community potluck to meet your neighbors

68.       Volunteer to help with neighborhood children

69.       Pick up litter along highways and your home

70.       Sponsor a clothes swap

71.       Become involved with community projects and events

72.       Organize or participate in community sports

73.       Speak out about your values in community groups

74.       Participate in sister city and cultural exchanges

75.       Educate yourself on global and third world issues

76.       Support politically active groups

77.       Spend time visualizing global peace

78.       Learn how your senators and representatives vote

79.       Be an active voter – attend Town Meetings

80.       Vote for candidates who support Green Values

81.       Write letters to your representatives

82.       Become involved with your child’s school

83.       Encourage your child’s natural talents and interests

84.       Organize or join a neighborhood toy co-op

85.       Put toxic substances out of the reach of children and pets

86.       Teach your child ecological wisdom

87.       Listen to their needs and support their dreams

88.       Communicate openly with your friends and co-workers

89.       Acknowledge someone who provides quality service

90.       Work to understand people with different views

91.       Be conscious of the struggles of oppressed people

92.       Work to unlearn cultural sexism and racism

93.       Acknowledge spirituality in yourself and others

94.       Donate blood

95.       Explore ways to reduce the stress in your life

96.       Practice preventative health care

97.       Exercise regularly and eat nutritious foods

98.       Bring music into your life

99.       Practice responsible family planning

100.     Take time to play, relax and go into nature

101.     Have fun and be joyful