Go Green! 50 Actions You Can Take Today

What can you and your family do to be kind to the environment TODAY? Here are 50 simple, earth-friendly actions.

1. Buy eco! Super cool and environmentally friendly shoes, purses, skateboard earrings, platters, picture frames, batteries, cars, and more are readily available these days
2. Recycle electronics, including computers, printers, cd players, and toys
3. Build a garden using native plants
4. Incorporate Integrated Pest Management practices into your garden
5. Buy groceries in bulk
6. Take a reusable bag to the grocery store
7. Ride a bicycle to work or to take care of errands around town
8. Watch environmentally themed movies such as Sacred Planet
9. Carry a reusable mug, everywhere
10. Use recycled-content copy paper
11. Purchase remanufactured toner cartridges
12. Research ways you can help the environment
13. Practice Environmentality with your family
14. Buy recycled office products
15. Unplug electronics when they are not in use
16. Use a dry erase board instead of paper
17. Reuse the backside of discarded paper for scratch pads
18. Recycle as much as possible
19. Purchase clothes made from recycled materials, such as plastic bottles
20. Buy products that contain natural or organic ingredients
21. Use energy conserving light bulbs
22. Buy in bulk
23. Use a reusable lunch tote
24. Limit your use of polystyrene (Styrofoam)
25. Rideshare
26. Celebrate Earth Day
27. Build a backyard habitat
28. Learn more about the Disney Wildlife Conservation Fund
29. Recycle Tyvek envelopes
30. Recycle your soda can tabs
31. Recycle batteries
32. Check your tire pressure
33. Reward people who practice Environmentality
34. Donate or recycle cell phones
35. Visit Environmentality.com
36. Read Disney's Enviroport
37. Recycle six-pack rings
38. Recycle old greeting cards
39. Host your own recycled art contest
40. Use recycled construction materials, such as plastic lumber
41. Reduce your junk mail
42. Compost
43. Recycle old eye glasses
44. Participate in an environmental volunteers event
45. Purchase or rent an alternative fuel vehicle
46. Use a low-flow shower head
47. Recycle videotapes
48. Use a dry erase board instead of paper to share notes with your family
49. Check out an environmental blog online
50. Buy water in bulk so you don't have to use individual water bottles

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