Avoid single-use plastics 

• Support companies who prioritize sustainability in packaging decisions; shop with the end in mind (think reuse & recycle). 

Conserve energy to reduce your carbon footprint 

• Turn off appliances when they’re not in use. Note: leaving appliances in idle mode continues unnecessary energy consumption. 

• Wash your laundry with cold water. 

Eat sustainably 

• Shop local. Shopping locally reduces your environmental footprint due to the reduction of transportation emissions. 

• Eat less meat. Eating less meat is not only better for you, but also better for the environment. 

• The livestock industry is a significant contributor of methane, a greenhouse gas with 80 times the warming power over CO2. 

Reduce water waste 

• Take shorter showers or invest in low-flow shower heads. 

• Skip the water bottle purchase, install a water filter. 

• Wash full loads of clothes and dishes. 

Practice sustainable transportation 

• 29% of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. (2019) was generated from transportation

• Consider low emission modes of transportation: walk, bike, or use public transit. 

Go paperless 

• Going paperless reduces pollution and deforestation

• Manage your transactions online whenever possible

• Think twice before printing at work. 

Keep things out of the landfill 

• Landfills release methane into the air, contributing to global warming and climate change. Food waste that ends up in landfills goes through anaerobic decomposition resulting in the production of methane gas.

• Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. 

• Reduce food waste and practice composting.