- Turn the lights off when you leave the room
- Turn the water off while you are brushing your teeth
- Water your lawn early in the morning (6:00 am to 8:00 am) or in the evening (7:00 pm to 9:00 pm) to reduce evaporation of water during summer hours
- Use low water pressure, this reduces water consumption exponentially
- Wash your vehicle on the grass (please remove it when you are finished)
- Only run your dishwasher when it is full. Choose the short cycle at low water levels whenever possible
- Use phosphate free detergent for your laundry and your dishwasher
- Switch to low flow toilets (tax credits are available for retro-fits)
- Hang your clothes to dry if you have the opportunity
- Walk to get your mail
- Replace incandescence light bulbs with environmentally friendly compact fluorescent lamp or light bulbs (CFL’s)
- Replace paper towels/ napkins with a set of cloth towels and wash accordingly
- Purchase bleach free toilet paper that is made from the highest post-consumer waste content available
- Create and use note pads from paper that has only been used on one side
- Leave messages for family members, friends and colleagues, on a reusable message board using vegetable based inks or email
- Cancel you subscriptions and order your newspaper, magazines, phone bills gas bills, etc. online. If this is not possible, request it, with the goal to expect it in the future
- Avoid creating trash wherever possible; avoid receiving any unnecessary plastic utensils, straws, condiment packages and state this in advance. For instance, buy ice cream in a cone instead of a cup
- Don't accept "free" promotional products
- Reduce junk mail: http://www.junkbusters.com/nonusa.html#canada
- Fill your yard with native plants. This will cut down significantly on watering requirements and provide much needed food and shelter to local wildlife
- Mulch your grass, this will convert cut grass into a natural fertilizer