Our weekly newsletter focuses on one specific action you can take each week – see below for these weekly “Actions of the Week.” You can log any actions you take by clicking here! And sign up below to receive our weekly newsletter for more “tips” in your inbox.
And check out the Reduce section to see these tips broken down into categories.
- Week One: Cold Water Wash
- Week Two: Meatless Monday
- Week Three: Adjust Your Thermostat
- Week Four: Reduce Your Holiday Food Waste
- Week Five: Gratitude
- Week Six: Unplug Electronics
- Week Seven: Purchase a Laptop Versus a Desktop
- Week Eight: Spend Time in Nature
- Week Nine: Use LED Light Bulbs
- Week Ten: Tune Your Ride
- Week Eleven: Filter for Your Washer
- Week Twelve: Turn off Zoom Camera
- Week Thirteen: Air Conditioner Filter
- Week Fourteen: Reduce the Water You Use for your Shower
- Week Fifteen: No More Single Use Cutlery, Straws, Cups
- Week Sixteen: Buy Local, Buy Organic, Buy from Farmers Markets
- Week Seventeen: Plant a Garden
- Week Eighteen: Reduce Waste from Your Home
- Week Nineteen: Get a Home Energy Audit
- Week Twenty: Purchase Bar Soap, Shampoo, Conditioner and Laundry Detergent Strips
- Week Twenty One: Fill Your Car Tires and Avoid Heavy Braking/Unnecessary Acceleration
- Week Twenty Two: Adjust Your Online Shopping Habits
- Week Twenty Three: Celebrate Earth Day by Volunteering for an Environmental Group and Advocating for the Earth!
- Week Twenty Four: Work Remotely for One Day a Week or Switch to a Four Day Work Week.
- Week Twenty Five: Don’t buy bottled water if your tap water is safe to drink/buy a non-toxic reusable water bottle if you don’t already have one
- Week Twenty Six: Part 1- Insulate and Weatherize Your Home
- Week Twenty Seven: Part 2 – Update or Replace Your Windows
- Week Twenty Eight: Fly Nonstop in Economy Class
- Week Twenty Nine: Avoid Plastic Microfibers in Clothing
- Week Thirty: Take Care of Your Health
- Week Thirty-One: Make Your Hotel Stay Eco-Friendly
- Week Thirty-Two: Cancel Junk Mail and Catalogs
- Week Thirty-Three: Plastic Free July!
- Week Thirty-Four: Air Dry Your Clothes
- Week Thirty-Five: Compost at Home
- Week Thirty-Six: Let “Mother Nature” Light Your Home
- Week Thirty-Seven: Help Kids be Eco-Friendly at School
- Week Thirty-Eight: Take the Cold Water Wash Challenge!
- Week Thirty-Nine: Protect and Conserve Forests Worldwide
- Week Forty: Install Solar on Your Home
- Week Forty-One: Eat Low on the Food Chain
- Week Forty-Two: Skip the Plastic Wrap
- Week Forty-Three: Read an Environmental Book
- Week Forty-Four: Use the Rain to Your Yard’s Advantage
- Week Forty-Five: Take a Moment to Reflect – Then do Your Best
- Week Forty-Six: This Holiday Shop for the Planet: Buy Less/Buy Recycled
- Week Forty-Seven: Show Your Gratitude for the Planet this Thanksgiving
- Week Forty-Eight: Buy or Lease Fuel Efficient Vehicles
- Week Forty-Nine: Install a Smart Sprinkler System
- Week Fifty: Buy rechargeable batteries once and never buy disposable batteries again
- Week Fifty-One: Fly Less
- Week Fifty-Two: Wrap your Water Heater in a Blanket
- Week Fifty-Three: Wash Full Load of Dishes/Laundry
- Week Fifty-Four: When Making Tea/Cooking only Boil the Water You Need
- Week Fifty-Five: Install Faucet Aerators
- Week Fifty-Six: Install High-Efficiency Toilets
- Week Fifty-Seven: Turn off Water When Brushing Teeth/Shaving
- Week Fifty-Eight: Fill Your Bathtub Halfway or Les
- Week Fifty-Nine: Instead of Using a Hose, Use a Broom to Clean Outdoor Areas
- Week Sixty: Only Buy Plastics That are Truly Recyclable
- Week Sixty-One: “Fix A Leak Week”
- Week Sixty -Two: Carpool to work or for school…or if you’re still Zoom-ing, turn off that camera!
- Week Sixty-Three: Invest in a More Efficient Water Heater
- Week Sixty-Four: Find Hope
- Week Sixty-Five: Replace your Grass with Native Drought Tolerant Plants
- Week Sixty-Six: Revisit your “Office Environmentalism” Practices
- Week Sixty-Seven: This Earth Day Celebrate with some Good News!
- Week Sixty-Eight: Use Public Transportation
- Week Sixty-Nine: Use Biodegradable Cotton Swabs/Buds
- Week Seventy: Lower Your Water Heater Thermostat to 120 Degrees F
- Week Seventy-One: Adjust Your Computer Settings
- Week Seventy-Two: Vote!
- Week Seventy-Three: Recycle! (Yes – It Does Make a Difference!)
- Week Seventy-Four: Minimize Car Idling
- Week Seventy-Five: Shop for Cleaning Products That Contain Less Toxins
- Week Seventy-Six: Install a Drip Irrigation System
- Week Seventy-Seven: Avoid Purchasing Individually Wrapped Snacks
- Week Seventy-Eight: Find ways to reuse water around your home
- Week Seventy-Nine: Skip the Garbage Disposal
- Week Eighty: When Washing Dishes by Hand Plug the Sink/Use Water Basin
- Week Eighty-One: Combine Errands
- Week Eighty-Two: Learn about the Inflation Reduction Act tax incentives and credits
- Week Eighty-Three: Water Plants at the Right Time of Day
- Week Eighty-Four: Encourage Your School or Business to Reduce Emissions
- Week Eighty-Five: Switch to Green Power
- Week Eighty-Six: Make sure your printer paper is 100% post-consumer recycled paper
- Week Eighty-Seven: Plant a few trees
- Week Eighty-Eight: Replace your old refrigerator / freezer with a more climate friendly model
- Week Eighty-Nine: Turn off all lights not in use (but read on for exceptions)
- Week Ninety: Add mulch to your garden
- Week Ninety-One: When thawing food, thaw it in the refrigerator overnight rather than running it under hot water
- Week Ninety-Two: Consider the impact of your investments
- Week Ninety-Three: Buy recycled
- Week Ninety-Four: Replace electronics such as TVs, Blu-ray disc players, DVD players and telephones with ENERGY STAR® models
- Week Ninety-Five: Replace your gas yard tools with electric ones
- Week Ninety-Six: Try to only buy products made close to home
- Week Ninety-Seven: Walk or ride your bike when possible
- Week Ninety-Eight: Consider porous materials when designing outdoor landscaping
- Week Ninety-Nine: Grow plants instead of buying fake ones
- Week One Hundred: Take a moment to reflect on what you have learned