Here are some ENC Staff Tips to Live a More Sustainable Lifestyle! If we forgot something, please email us!
Buy these inexpensive items to save the planet:
- Use a reusable water bottle
- Bring your own reusable utensils/straw
- Use cloth napkins & towels instead of paper
- Carry reusable To Go containers for leftovers
- Use re-usable shopping bags everywhere you shop.
- Use re-usable produce bags and shop in the bulk section
- Use silicone baking sheets and cupcake holders instead of disposable paper.
- Use a reusable razor instead of disposable
- Use a bamboo toothbrush, compost it when it gets old
- Use green cleaning products, or make your own
- Use green personal products, or make your own
- Buy used clothes & household items (thrift store shopping)
- Use laundry soap nuts instead of detergent in plastic packaging
- Grow your own organic veggies/fruits (square foot gardening)
- Use wool dryer balls instead of fabric softener
- Use LED bulbs
- Plant Native Plants to save water and help pollinators
- Eliminate your lawn
Do these FREE things to save the planet AND your wallet:
- Compost
- Carpool
- Reuse: toys, books, clothes
- Recycle
- Eat less meat
- Wash your clothes using cold water
- Take shorter showers
- Ride your bike on shorter errands
- Request that all of your billing switches to ‘paperless’
- Use a clothes line/dish drying rack instead of a machine
- Unplug/turn off electronics when not in use
- Unsubscribe from magazines that you never look at, or read them online.
- Eliminate pesticides/herbicides (pull your weeds)
- Eliminate single use products: disposable straws, Styrofoam, plastic, etc.
Shop differently to save the planet:
- Choose items with less/no packaging
- Choose organic food
- Shop Locally
- Repair/Mend instead of BUY
- Next time you need a new car, consider purchasing an electric vehicle.
- Consider installing solar panels on your home and business.