65 Ways to help yourself, others & the planet
by kam

1. Drink filtered water
2. Drive a smaller car
3. Compost kitchen waste for the garden (keep in freezer to stop smell)
4. Use & reuse cloth shopping bags or cardboard boxes
5. Buy organic food: vegies, fruit, grains & nuts
6. Reduce or abandon meat intake
7. Wear more natural fibre clothes (cotton, hemp) instead of petro-chemical based (e.g. nylon)
8. Use natural fibre furniture &/or sit on the floor
9. Use non-toxic varnish & paint
10. Use eco friendly dish washing liquid

11. Hand wash-up instead of using the dishwasher
12. Sun dry clothes instead of using a clothes dryer
13. Install a composting squat toilet
14. Support small local businesses instead of major corporations
15. Be informed on environmental & health issues
16. Talk to others about topics that actually matter
17. Be concerned about real substance rather than just image
18. Care about the quality of life for ALL people & this planet before profit
19. Don’t prostitute your ethics & morals for profit
20. Only buy what you can actually afford NOW

21. Reduce your debt to the minimum
22. Use plant based insect deterrents not chemical pesticides
23. Grow your own food
24. Plant small permaculture gardens instead of large monocultures
25. Cook at home more often instead of eating out
26. Donate to world vision to sponsor a child in poverty ($468 per yr)
27. Donate to organizations that help the planet & assist the basic standard of living of all people
28. Avoid animal products were the animal dies in the process
29. Build a house from materials that don’t need to be treated with chemicals
30. Use a landline instead of a mobile phone

31. Avoid microwave ovens
32. Practice yoga & meditation
33. Avoid all pharmaceutical drugs (the pill, etc)
34. Avoid all recreational drugs (smoking & alcohol)
35. Reduce plane travel
36. Avoid surgery & most doctors
37. Have first aid qualifications
38. Install rainwater tanks (concrete/galvanised steel/stainless steel)
39. Avoid investing in pornography or trash media (women’s weekly, who or zoo mag)
40. Check food labels & avoid chemicals/additives/preservatives/over-processing/genetic modification etc
41. Use stainless steel cookware instead of aluminium

42. Avoid hair dryers
43. Obtain a job that doesn’t involve military, medical or cosmetic testing on defenceless animals
44. Use eco friendly clothes washing powder
45. Use eco-friendly yoga mat
46. Use eco-friendly toilet paper
47. Use eco-friendly car wash
48. Avoid wearing toxic perfumes, antiperspirants & sunscreens
49. Replace all mercury amalgam fillings
50. Buy minimum clothes & shoes
51. Avoid sunglasses, prescription glasses & contacts

52. Avoid jewellery
53. Use natural cold pressed oils as moisturisers
54. Use natural toothpastes
55. Recycle waste paper
56. Avoid battery hen eggs
57. Avoid tallow (animal fat) soaps
58. Avoid animal circuses
59. Avoid rodeos
60. Avoid cosmetics or other products tested on animals

61. Install a solar hot water heater
62. Install solar electricity panels
63. Use energy efficient white goods
64. Avoid investing in unethical companies
65. Avoid supporting nuclear energy options or weapons