How You Can Reduce Your Carbon Footprint2

On the Road

• Drive less by combining errands into one trip; carpool, bike, or walk.

• Properly inflate your tires and keep your engine properly tuned. 

• Perform regular maintenance on your vehicles.

• Purchase an electric vehicle or a more fuel efficient vehicle.

At Home

• Switch to electric appliances, heating, and water heaters.

• Turning down your heating thermostat.

• Turning up the thermostat for air conditioners.

• Enable sleep feature on your computer and monitor. 

• Wash clothes in cold water instead of hot. Use a clothes line or drying rack for your laundry, instead of your dryer.

• Use LED lightbulbs.

• Replace your old refrigerator with an ENERGY STAR model.

• Replace an old boiler or furnace with a heat pump.

• Replace single-pane windows with ENERGY STAR windows.

• Have an energy audit to see if you can save energy, particularly by insulating your basement and attic.

Think About Your Consumption

• Consume less: share, borrow, reuse, repurpose, repair.

• Recycle 100 percent of all recyclable materials. 

• Compost food scraps year round.

• Waste less food.

• Remember your reusable grocery, shopping, and produce bags when you do errands.