WHATS YOUR 1 THING?

I turn of the water while brushing my teeth and doing dishes -michela, vancouver

I use a "GREEN" product called Eximo to remove oil stains from my driveway to prevent toxic water runoff. -Derek, Issaquah

I recycle paper, cans, bottles and I have a compost pile for the garden. -Colette, Tacoma

I use a drying rack for my thinner clothing instead of the dryer. Cuts my elec bill and drying time! -Erin, West 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 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

ALL of the light bulbs in my house and outside are the low energy bulbs(11watts) I use less bulbs in all the rooms esp. the bath -Kaye, Hemet,Ca

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 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 recycle my old printed documents by using the clean side as scratch paper before I recycle them in the WOW bin. -Joanne, Everett

I have a beautiful, locally made coffee mug I use every day at work instead of paper or Styrofoam. -Michelle, Redmond

At work, I have a drinking glass at my desk. Can take it home to wash and avoids using disposable cups. -Erin, Bothell

My housemates and I have a big vegie garden going in our yard and are watering with collected rain. Tasts so good! -Bruce, Lake City

my husband and I drive natural gas cars.We fill up @ home for 1.63 a gallon & no emissions. -laura, kenmore

The signature line on my email says:"Save the earth! A tree! Be green!Do not use the print machine!" -Emily, Lynnwood

I installed a gray water toilet, using one of our rain barrels. -Rich , Seattle

I quit buying bottled water. -Tony Russell, 100.7 The Wolf

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

Only buy local produce. -Lindy, Bellevue -Lindy, Bellevue

Being a vegetarian has more of an eco-friendly impact then buying a hybrid. -Morgan, 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

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'm enrolled in '100% Green Power' through Puget Sound Energy. -Rick, Federal Way

Stop using poison Roundup. Spray vinegar-kill weeds - driveway, sidewalk, between pavers. Breaks down, doesn't hurt Sound. -Susan, Seattle

Air-dry my laundry. -Kristine, Seattle

COMPOST -Katie, Kelowna

i am launching an eco-conscious clothing line: www.salvationware.com! -jme, redmond

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

Receive bills online, cancelled junk mail and pay approx $10 a month to purchase all of my KWh through renewable energy sources -anne, kent

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

Turn off water while washing my hair in the shower and between hand washed dishes. -Mila, Seattle

I buy biodiesel for my VW Golf TDI at Dr. Dan's Alternative Fuelwerks in Ballard! -Maggie Pettit, Seattle

I put food scraps (mostly unwanted vegetable parts) into the yard waste. This way it gets composted. -Monica, Redmond

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

I use cloth diapers and cloth wipes on my 10 month old daughter Abigail!! -Megan, Fort Lewis

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

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

I take the metro bus. -Caroline, Seattle

While waiting for hot water to get to the tap, I fill a pitcher and use it to water my plants. -Debbie, Kingston

I recycle all the cardboard and paper I use. -Chris, Portland

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

Riding my bike to work or carpooling. -Cheryl, Seattle

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

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 now use my reusable bags when I go to the grocery store instead of using the plastic bags the stores give out. -Marilene, Seattle

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

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

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

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For over 25 years, Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility (WPSR) has served as the active conscience of medicine in Washington state, relentlessly educating and advocating for policies that promote sustainable global health. WPSR is working within Washington state to create a world free of nuclear weapons, global environmental pollution, and gun violence. We are the Washington state chapter of PSR/National, the US affiliate of an international physicians movement which won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985.

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