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by elchief 3173 days ago
This is what I've done in the last two years:

- Moved closer to work to minimize driving

- Take the train downtown (on nights out)

- Bike to work on occasion (it's a huge freaking hill)

- Bought programmable thermostats, LED bulbs, vent louvres. Dropped electric use 20%

- Eat organic (helps my IBS), cook at home, buy in bulk, freeze

- Started composting and recycling more. My city has good programs for such

- Ask for paper bags at grocery store, avoid plastics. Use glass storage containers, etc

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- Bring a backpack to the grocery store,

Note, though this won't scale, you need to take political action to make a real change.

>> this won't scale

Yes it will. If everyone does it that's called scaling.

It helps, but not enough to solve the overarching problem.
Ugh, I hate people that bring their backpack to the grocery. It slows down the packing process a lot. Paper bags are a-okay with me.