Sustainability at Home
- Watch your utility bills
- Read up on sustainable temperatures and find a setting that works for you
- Unplug electronics when they are not in use to reduce vampire electricity
- Add some nature your office
- Grow an easy plant or plant a vegetable garden
- Windows to the outside
- Embrace natural light
- When doing yardwork, consider composting or mulching grass clippings and other yard waste to keep your yard and garden healthy
- Support mindful purchasing
- Unplastic Life in Gainesville offers sustainable office supplies (plus lots of great sustainable stuff in bulk! Plus they do pick-up orders!)
- Working Food is doing a drive-through farmer’s market with no-commitment CSAs
- Add some exercise to your workday
- Take a walk outside in nature
- Try to identify native birds and plants
- Eat a greener lunch
- Cook bulk and then fridge or freeze to save
- Ask for no additional utensils or condiments in your takeout/delivery orders
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