CHECKLIST: What You Can Do To Help Save Our Environment

Water
	1. Use only the water you need, and reuse when possible.
	2. Help keep water clean by using biodegradable and environmentally friendly cleaning products.
	3. Dispose of solid and liquid wastes and medications safely.
	4. Protect your local water source from pollutants, excess pesticides and garbage.
Air
	1. Use human powered modes of transportation to get from place to place! Walk, jog, skip, ride a bike instead.
	2. Pass on gas! Take public transportation, carpool, plan your day to reduce trips and vehicle emissions.
	3. Make sure your home's air is healthy. Tip! Test, Fix and Save a Life from Radon, a colorless odorless gas.
	4. Buy locally, or grow your own! Reduce air pollution caused by food and goods transport.
	5. Reduce your potential for exposure to mercury.
	6. Plant a tree. Or plant many trees!
	7. Prevent additional air pollution by finding alternatives to burning your waste.
Land
	1. Use pesticides safely! Reduce or eliminate where possible.
	2. Learn about composting, try it out!
	3. Learn about 'Greenscaping'! Try it out at home and promote it in your community.
	4. Learn about the native species and the negative effects of non native plants and animals in the environment. Plant native species in your gardens, encourage important pollinators such as bees and birds by planting gardens full of their favorite plants. Join a team in your community that removes non-native species.
Energy
	1. Save energy at home. Choose energy-saving appliances if they're available. Look for Energy Star!
	2. Go renewable! Create your own power from wind, the sun, water, or biofuels.
	3. Find alternate ways to reduce use of diesel and other fuels for transportation, production and energy.
	4. Find out how much of your home's energy is supplied by renewable sources, seek to increase it. Research or contact your local power provider.
Waste
	1. Reduce. Cut back on the amount of 'stuff' that could later end up as waste.
	2. Reuse. Upcycle! Take something that is disposable and transform it into something of greater use and value.
	3. Recycle metals, plastics and paper.
	4. E-cycle. Recycle and/or properly dispose of electronic waste such as computers and other gadgets.
	5. Don't litter! Properly dispose of trash and waste.
	6. When purchasing goods, opt for sustainable, recycled or reused resources. Choose items in less packaging.
Advocacy
	1. Participate in a local environmental festival or event.
	2. Organize a local event!  • Start a recycling competition at work • Organize a cleanup day in your community, share the before and after photos with EPA’s Pick 5 for Your Environment! http://www.epa.gov/pick5/
	3. Establish a Green Award program in your community.
	4. Talk to a friend about Pick5!
	5. Find a 'Green Mate' across the globe, double up to make a difference. Pair up through Pick5 on Twitter, Facebook, let us know how you found each other!
	6. Share your commitment on social networking sites.
	7. Join or start a green club in your community.
	8. Bring environmental education to your local schools and community.
	9. Raise Awareness! Talk to others about the state of the environment, locally or globally.