WHATS YOUR 1 THING?

I carpool with my divorced spouse 5 days a week.If we can make it work, you can make it work! -Sherry, Arlington, WA

I re-use almost everything I buy at least once and if I cant, I dont buy it. -Faith, Everett

I bring my own mug instead of getting a papercup from the Coffee Shop! -Sarah , Seattle

i turn my water of when im brushing my teeth. :D -kayla, lynnwood

If I'm not using an electronic or a light it isn't plugged in or turned on. -Ashley, Seattle

I drive my motorcycle as often as possible instead of my car - 50 mpg helps some. -Bruce, Lake City

I recycle @ home & work; and use boxes wine comes in for many crafts. Also I educate every one I can to recycle. -Freilah Allen-Sonn, Renton

I live in the community I work in. -Kara, Olympia

i started recycling like crazy. my husband and i even set up recycle bins at work and bring them home everyday. -C.P + A.P., poulsbo

I never use the heater in my apartment, blankets are cheaper and don't waste energy! -Catie, Seattle

Alot of people forget about being green at work, put an extra garbage can next to your desk for recyclables. -Tim, Seattle

I use my own coffee mug and water bottle at work instead of the paper cups -Priya, Bellevue

i put my kitchen compost for yardwaste into cereal boxes, which then also become compostable -Tammy, Seattle

I've given up plastic grocery bags altogether. I have about 7 reuseable ones which can fit just about everything I need. -JenF, West Seattle

I take the metro bus. -Caroline, Seattle

I don't drive anywhere one day a week and one weekend a month. -Charlotte, Vashon Island

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

I try yo use my lights as little as possible and always turn them off when i leave a room. -Aleena, Carnation

I unplug appliances I don't use on a regular basis like toaster and coffeemaker, microwave and other small appliances. -Faith, Everett

I grow as many vegetables as I can year round at my neighborhood P-Patch. I give extras to neighborhood foodbank or neighbors. -Cristina , Seattle

I help at my school's Environmental Awareness club, to teach other students to respect our Earth. -Andrew, Atlanta -Andrew, Atlanta

My partner and I take showers together -L, Everett

I traded in my beloved 9 year old Jeep Wrangler (15 mpg) for a new Hybrid! Hurray! -Leann, kenmore, wa

For drying clothes I use a clothesline when the weather is good, or a wooden drying rack in the house when it's not. -Jeanne, Onalaska

I use cloth instead of paper:cloth napkins, cloth kitchen towels, bandanas for runny noses, cloth bag instead of paper/plastic -Tara, Shoreline, WA

I buy as much as I can from local farmers and practice being a 'locavore' as much as possible. -Sean, Camden, SC

To conserve water my boyfriend and I shower together. -Larissa, Mill Creek

I put a sweater on instead of turning up the heat -Jake, Puyallup

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 recycle paper towel and toliet paper core tubes and take my own bags to grocery shop. -Rick , Evergreen, CO

My boyfriend and I ride our bikes to school everday, a gas tank lasts us about two weeks. Take that gas prices! -Caitie, Bellingham

I am parking my car 3 days a week, finding other ways to commute to work. -Janelle, Bothell

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

I hang my clothes to dry. -Christy, Seattle

Turn off the water heater if away for a few days. Use dimmers on our lights. Use motion lights outside for security. -Michelle, Redmond

I started a blog to help green parents reduce their energy use and exposure to toxins. -Kathleen R., Seattle

I purposely keep all my receipts in my purse and then clean through my purse with a recycling bin by my side :) -Cassi, Seattle

I changed all my bulbs to fluorescents -Kelly, Seattle

I use reusable canvas bags when grocery shopping. -Linda, Puyallup

I don't water my lawn, my clothes dryer broke down in April,as a result I now use clothes racks for drying, & shop thrift stores -Beverly, Enumclaw

We've changed nearly all our ligh bulbs to the new compact type..they may not look beautiful but it's worth the savings! -Angela, Black Diamond

At work I buy 100% post consumer paper for our office printing & copying needs. -Averie, Bellevue

we raise quarter horses and one thing we do is catch rain water and use it to spray down the arena. -Leah, Freeland

I have a cardboard box that I use to gather all of my veggies in at the grocery store. No more plastic bags!!! -Scout, Bainbridge Island, WA

using bar soaps instead of plastic bottled soaps = less packaging. also using all natural dish soaps. -karin, poulsbo

NW Biodiesel Network Monthly MeetingBiodiesel - It's All About the Quality. 8/26/08. www.nwbiodiesel.org/. -Joe, Seattle

I Carry a travel mug with me for coffee. -Katie, Kelowna

I encouraged my collage (the art institute of Ft Lauderdale) to add receycleing bins in the Class room. I was successful. -William, Ft Lauderdale

Very simple - stop eating meat! Going veggie drastically reduces your carbon footprint. -Diane, Seattle

I now bike everywhere i used to go in a car to get to friends houses. -Steven , Sammamish

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