Browse Actions
Actions are all the steps you can take to lead a healthier and more sustainable lifestyle. Find what you'd like to do and set goals. Mark what you're already doing as done. Watch your score and impact improve!
- Organize a neighborhood cleanup day10 pts
- Buy tableware made from recycled materials10 pts
- Switch to reusable training pants20 pts
- Send e-cards for holiday15 pts
- Give experiential holiday gifts10 pts
- Provide 10 hours of service toward a sustainability initiative20 pts
- Purchase an eco-friendly backpack20 pts
- Make your own sparkling water10 pts
- Exchange contact information electronically5 pts
- Organize or join a neighborhood tool or equipment-sharing cooperative10 pts
- Volunteer at an environmental nonprofit organization20 pts
- Use a sustainable caterer20 pts
- Use a reusable bag for Halloween treats5 pts
- Switch to cloth napkins at work regularly10 pts
- Recycle glass, paper, plastic, and cans when traveling10 pts
- Use eco-friendly school supplies20 pts
- Recycle cardboard50 pts
- Buy a toy made from renewable materials5 pts
- Buy a bathroom product made from recycled materials5 pts
- Sign up for e-versions of your electricity bill10 pts
- Recycle your old cellphone20 pts
- Recycle glass bottles50 pts
- Recycle your old computer20 pts
- Compost yard waste50 pts
- Buy something used on eBay or Craigslist5 pts
- Buy clothing from vintage or consignment stores regularly50 pts
- Use reusable shopping bags regularly10 pts
- Switch to a reusable coffee mug10 pts
- Buy a cutting board made from recycled materials10 pts
- Sign up for e-versions of your gas bill10 pts
- Give an eco-friendly gift5 pts
- Sign up for e-versions of your telephone and cellphone bills10 pts
- Recycle cork10 pts
- Track your trash for one week5 pts
- Recycle printer cartridges10 pts
- Reuse wrapping paper, paper bags, or newspaper for book covers5 pts
- Switch to pet toys made from sustainable and natural fibers10 pts
- Use eco-friendly office supplies20 pts
- Reduce takeout meals to once a week or less10 pts
- Ask for FSC certified wood or paper products at work20 pts
- Sign up for a catalog opt-out service20 pts
- Recycle your old TV20 pts
- Switch your trash bags and liners20 pts
- Wrap a gift using used wrapping paper, boxes, bows, ribbons5 pts
- Stop dry cleaning your clothes (or never start)30 pts
- Shop at a farmers' market20 pts
- Switch to reusable sandwich bags10 pts
- Recycle plastic bags10 pts
- Make a homemade card instead of buying a new one5 pts
- Build or buy a LEED-certified house or apartment600 pts
- Bring hangers back to the dry cleaners10 pts
- Use cloth diapers20 pts
- Use biodegradable diapers20 pts
- Switch from shower gel to bar soap10 pts
- Buy a kitchen product made from recycled materials10 pts
- Pack a reusable lunchbox for work10 pts
- Switch to recycled toilet paper10 pts
- Buy a pre-owned car150 pts
- Buy a pre-owned home instead of building new200 pts
- Switch to recycled paper towels10 pts
- Sign up for a service to reduce junk mail20 pts
- Sign up for a catalog opt-out service at work10 pts
- Sign up for a service to reduce junk mail at the office10 pts
- Use a sustainable caterer for your next work event25 pts
- Use biodegradable or recycled tableware10 pts
- Recycle plastic50 pts
- Recycle newspapers and magazines20 pts
- Consign some of your clothing5 pts
- Get something from Freecycle, instead of buying it5 pts
- Recycle at work100 pts
- Buy antique or secondhand furniture and home goods50 pts
- Switch to recycled paper napkins10 pts
- Switch to reusable towels or dish cloths at home20 pts
- Recycle aluminum cans and other metals20 pts
- Switch to a reusable lunchbox10 pts
- Buy a Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified wood or paper product10 pts
- Buy a toy made from recycled materials5 pts
- Buy a kitchen product made from renewable materials10 pts
- Buy a bathroom product made from renewable materials10 pts
- Sign up for e-versions of your credit card bills10 pts
- Sign up for e-versions of your banking statements10 pts
- Install natural or recycled PVC-free wallpaper10 pts
- Recycle old running shoes and sneakers10 pts
- Replace bottled water with filtered tap water10 pts
- Purchase eco-friendly shoes15 pts
- Attend a swap event or use a swap site5 pts
- Switch to reusable utensils for on-the-go dining10 pts
- Buy kitchen bowls made from recycled materials10 pts
- Use a live Christmas Tree20 pts
- Bring meals from home to work in reusable containers10 pts
- Use a coffee cup, water bottle, glassware, and flatware at work20 pts
- Choose eco-friendly exercise clothes10 pts
- Shop local businesses regularly10 pts
- When ordering takeout, skip the disposables5 pts
- Switch to an LED or solar-powered flashlight15 pts
- Use reusable produce bags regularly10 pts
- Host or join a costume swap5 pts
- Use reusable moving boxes instead of cardboard10 pts
- Compost when traveling10 pts
- Donate clothes to a charity20 pts
- Eliminate styrofoam, especially from food and drink purchases20 pts
- Compost kitchen food waste100 pts
- Dispose of pet waste in an eco-friendly way5 pts
- Compost at work20 pts
- Give away something on Freecycle5 pts
- Install carpeting made from natural materials120 pts
- Join your school's Green Team20 pts
- Make your own cleaners, including laundry detergent20 pts
- Recycle batteries15 pts
- Recycle paper100 pts
- Select a green hotel when traveling40 pts
- Sell something on eBay or Craigslist5 pts
- Switch to a reusable water bottle10 pts
- Select two-sided printing when required to print20 pts
- Switch to a recycled plastic kids toothbrush10 pts
- Switch to a recycled plastic toothbrush10 pts
- Switch to cloth napkins at home regularly20 pts
- Join your office Green Team20 pts
- Switch to recycled tissues10 pts
- Switch to reusable baby wipes20 pts
- Recycle electronics other than televisions, cellphones, and computers20 pts
- Use a No-VOC primer with paint, all-in-one10 pts
- Use cloth instead of paper towels when out and about20 pts
- Visit an eco-friendly dentist15 pts
- Use less paper at work20 pts
- Watch Annie Leonard's online video, The Story of Stuff5 pts
- Grill with gas instead of charcoal30 pts
