10 Steps you can do to reduce your carbon footprint:
- Change a light. Replacing one standard light bulb with a compact fluorescent bulb will reduce your footprint by 150 lbs a year.
- Reduce your driving. You will save 1 lb of carbon for every mile you don’t drive.
- Recycle more. Recycling half of your household waste a year can reduce your carbon footprint by 2,400 lbs.
- Check your car’s tires. Having properly inflated tires can increase your mileage by as much as 3%. That reduces your carbon footprint by 20 lbs for every gallon you don’t use.
- Use less hot water. Washing your clothes in cold water can reduce your footprint by as much as 500 lbs a year. Reducing the amount of hot water you use, either by turning the temperature down or installing a reduced flow showerhead can remove 250 lbs of carbon per year.
- Avoid purchasing products with a lot of packaging. You can save 1,200 lbs of carbon annually if you reduce your garbage by 10%.
- Adjust your thermostat. Moving your thermostat down 2 degrees in the winter or up 2 degrees in the summer can save approximately 2,000 lbs of carbon a year.
- Plant a tree. One tree can absorb 2,000 lbs of carbon in its lifetime.
- Turn off electric devices. Turning off your television, DVD player, stereo or your computer when you are not using them can save thousands of pounds of carbon a year.