WHATS YOUR 1 THING?

I RECYCLE JUST ABOUT ANY THING YOU CAN THINK OF.. I EVEN TAKE THE TIME TO STRIP RECYCLABLES OF NON-RECYCLABLE MATERIALS DO YOU ?  -RON, OAK HARBOR,WA.
Replace bath towels with half sized hand towels, plenty of towel to get the job done. Reduces laundry/energy/water/soap 1/2.  -Michael, Quilcene
I now bike everywhere i used to go in a car to get to friends houses.  -Steven , Sammamish
Solar heated water and a soapstone masonry heater with baking oven minimize our propane use. Awesome.  -Michele Keyes, Olga
Only printing when I absolutely have to. Take advantage of technology and use less paper, save it online!  -Aileen H., Seattle
I put a sweater on instead of turning up the heat  -Jake, Puyallup
I buy organic, local food whenever possible to support farming and food transport that is best for my family and our world.  -Ardel, Snohomish, WA
I use a skim of toothpaste on my toothbrush. My teeth get just as clean and less pollutants go down the drain.  -Susanne , Bellevue
I recycle all the cardboard and paper I use.  -Chris, Portland
I put food scraps (mostly unwanted vegetable parts) into the yard waste. This way it gets composted.  -Monica, Redmond
Turn off water while washing my hair in the shower and between hand washed dishes.  -Mila, Seattle
I take the metro bus.  -Caroline, Seattle
I re-use almost everything I buy at least once and if I cant, I dont buy it.  -Faith, Everett
I use a bicycle instead of the car for meetings and minor errands such as going to the post office, bank or grocery store.  -Doug, Seattle
I use hankies instead of kleenex. If you wash them with existing laundry and use a new one each day or so, they don't get gross.  -Gracie, Federal Way
instead of throwing out old things, i find someone who can use them, i even rehome the things my neighborhood puts on the curb.  -C.P., poulsbo
I use cloth diapers and cloth wipes on my 10 month old daughter Abigail!!  -Megan, Fort Lewis
Turn off the water heater if away for a few days. Use dimmers on our lights. Use motion lights outside for security.  -Michelle, Redmond
Being a vegetarian has more of an eco-friendly impact then buying a hybrid.  -Morgan, Seattle
I recycled a car. Bought a 1990 VW Cabriolet, 32 miles to the gallon, for $950. I make 6 figures but set the standard for reuse!  -David, Kirkland
I use biodegradable bags for my dog's waste.  -Monica, Seattle
I don't drive anywhere one day a week and one weekend a month.  -Charlotte, Vashon Island
Eating raw food.  -Sadee, Seattle
Built our "chicken condo" and children's tree fort out of recycled wood from local demos.  -Vicki, Puyallup
At work I buy 100% post consumer paper for our office printing & copying needs.  -Averie, Bellevue
I use phosphate free, all natural detergent and softner when I do laundry.  -Kaitlin, Tacoma
At work, I have a drinking glass at my desk. Can take it home to wash and avoids using disposable cups.  -Erin, Bothell
we raise quarter horses and one thing we do is catch rain water and use it to spray down the arena.  -Leah, Freeland
save the planet  -bill Sather, monroe
Alot of people forget about being green at work, put an extra garbage can next to your desk for recyclables.  -Tim, Seattle
Dry clothes outside as often as possible!  -Jennifer, Redmond
COMPOST  -Katie, Kelowna
I use cloth shopping bags. PCC has some $10 bags made by envirosax that fold up so small, I even took one to the mall.  -Joni, Seattle
I buy as much as I can from local farmers and practice being a 'locavore' as much as possible.  -Sean, Camden, SC
I hang my clothes to dry.  -Christy, Seattle
I use a drying rack for my thinner clothing instead of the dryer. Cuts my elec bill and drying time!  -Erin, West Seattle
Whenever I find it on, I turn off the light in my company's conference room.  -Jill, Seattle
I only use naturally derived cleaning products in my home. No chemcals. They smell fantastic!  -Mina, Kirkland
Nutri lawn helps me keep my yard chemical free. Salmon spawn in the river by my house and we want to keep them from being harmed  -Dana, Issaquah
Changed jobs so now I'm only 3 mi from home.  -MB, Seattle
I garden with Pacific Northwest native trees and shrubs to save water and attract birds.  -Erick, Seattle
My boyfriend and I ride our bikes to school everday, a gas tank lasts us about two weeks. Take that gas prices!  -Caitie, Bellingham
Buy "green" products and try to gradually influence as many of my friends as possible. It's working so far!  -Marian, Lacey
my husband and I drive natural gas cars.We fill up @ home for 1.63 a gallon & no emissions.  -laura, kenmore
I re-use my travel mug instead of accepting disposable coffee cups. Some places even offer a discount when I do this.  -Bill, Issaquah
I sell and use laundrypure in my home to remove soaps,bleach and other chemicals from my water discharge into city sewer system  -eric byers, Gig Harbor
Whenever possible, I try to buy personal care products that are botanical and not tested on animals.  -Donna, Seattle
I use the new mesh grocery bags instead of paper or plastic  -Danica, Seattle
I'm enrolled in '100% Green Power' through Puget Sound Energy.  -Rick, Federal Way
Air-dry my laundry.  -Kristine, Seattle
 

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