Enviro-tips

actionable tips: what we can do as grassroots individuals for the environment and climate

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    Make a Mess Kit

    Carry your own travel mug, real fork, and bowl, so that you can reach beyond single-use "disposable" items.

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    Streamline your closet

    Simplifying your stuff can start with the unused items in your clothes closet.

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    Downplay your disposal

    Use your kitchen disposal only occasionally; put waste in its proper place.

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    Digging deeper on water solutions

    It's not going to "get better" soon. We can't just "wait it out." Water issues are the new normal. So, what can we do?

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    Rethink waste

    Everything we put into the cans headed to the landfill is a waste of earth's resources. Here's how to analyze your outflow, and channel it to higher uses.

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    Focus on the drain holes

    Most water-saving tips focus on the faucet. I'm encouraging you to focus as well on where the water goes, where it leaves your home.

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    8 tips for even deeper water savings

    Here are a few tips to deepen your water-saving Practice, which you aren't likely to find on typical how-to lists. The habit shifts apply no matter whether you live in a house, rental, condo, or apartment.