50 Things You Can Reduce

Here are 50 things you can start reducing in your life today to save the environment, save money, and save energy...

1. Reduce the energy your computer consumes.

2. Turn the heat down in your home a notch or two to save money and energy.

3. Use the "shut down" feature on your computer instead of the "sleep" mode.

4. Reduce your gas mileage and make your car more efficient.

5. Reduce your shower time by 1-2 minutes to conserve water.

6. Reduce the amount of water you consume by switching to tap or filtered tap water.

7. It's time you stopped using plastic bags! Reduce the amount of plastic created in the world by switching to reusable bags.

8. Reduce the amount of plastic utensils you throw away by switching to reusable utensils.

9. When making photo copies, go for double sided printing to reduce paper waste.

10. Add this signature (please consider the environment before printing this email) to your emails to reduce the amount of emails people print out.

11. Reduce plant watering with rain barrels to collect gutter runoff.

12. Reduce trash by composting your veggies.

13. Reduce the amount of pesticides you consume (and from being released into the environment) by going organic.

14. Reduce the number of veggies you have to buy at the store and start your own vegetable garden.

15. Reduce your consumption of laundry detergent and fabric softener with reusable dryer sheets and soap nuts.

16. Reduce your hot water use and save money and energy.

17. Use an Energy Star rated dishwasher to save more water once your old junks out.

18. Reduce our dependence on foreign oil by walking or biking to work once in a while.

19. Reduce the amount of food that spoils in your fridge.

20. Reduce the amount of time and energy spent cooking by making two meals at once in the oven.

21. Consider getting solar energy in your home to reduce your bills and impact on the environment.

22. Support wind energy to reduce our fossil fuel consumption and dependence.

23. Reduce air conditioning usage with these 7 easy tips.

24. Reduce junk mail that comes to your home.

25. Reduce the amount of laundry detergent caps you throw away.

26. Reduce floor tile use by recycling your old leather materials for decadent leather tiling.

27. Reduce the amount of house paint that you purchase by measuring for your next paint job..

28. Reduce the strain on your freezer by keeping it full -- it runs more efficiently.

29. Switch to free ecards and reduce paper waste.

30. Reduce the amount of food you eat and improve your health and your burden on the earth.

31. Stop buying plastic bags that don't break down (taking up landfill space) and reduce your plastic consumption with biodegradable trash bags.

32. Rip bread crumbs up for birds and reduce the amount of food you throw out.

33. Switch to a low low flow showerhead to reduce water use.

34. Low flow toilets can also reduce water usage.

35. Properly inflated tires will reduce mileage and gas use.

36. Reduce bills by going off-peak. Check with your utility provider to see when energy costs the least, and run dishwasher, washing machines, and other equipment at that time.

36. Reduce paper towel use by going paperless.

37. Take your reusable bag use to the next level with reusable produce bags.

38. Weatherstripping will greatly reduce the amount of air conditioning and heat that get sucked out through your doors.

39. Reduce the amount of resources and water you consume while traveling with these easy green travel tips.

40. Reduce the amount of things you throw away by using ebay, craigslist, and freecylce.

41. Reduce your costs and packaging you consume by buying certain things in bulk.

42. Reduce air pollution by reading this tip sheet on darkening our skies once again.

43. Wouldn't it be nice to see starry nights again? You can help Reduce light pollution with these easy steps.

44. Reduce the amount of contaminants and pollutants that head into the ocean by taking everything with you when you got to beach, and by properly disposing of hazardous materials.

45. Reduce the amount of money you spend on paper plates, paper cups and disposable water bottles by going reusable.

46. Reduce the amount of things you throw away by seeing if you can reuse them first.

47. If you can't reuse them, maybe you can recycle them.

48. Cut down on newspaper and read online instead, or on your Amazon Kindle.

49. Buy in bulk and portion food yourself to reduce on packaging and reduce your contribution to global warming.

50. Reduce prepackaged condiment waste and napkins at fast food restaurants by not taking more than you need.