What Can You Do?

Here is what you can do... At West Chester University:
•	Turn off lights when not in use
•	Turn off your computer when not in use
•	Conserve paper by copying on each side
•	Use recycled paper
•	Recycle and reuse paper
•	Select products that are reusable, refillable, and more durable or repairable. This creates less waste and is more cost-effective in the long run than disposable or single-use products.
•	Buy recycled products.
•	Carpool, ride bike or take public transportation to work.

At Home:
•	Take shorter showers and turn off water when brushing your teeth
•	Select products that are reusable, refillable, and more durable or repairable. This creates less waste and is more cost-effective in the long run than disposable or single-use products.
•	Buy recycled products.
•	Plant a garden
•	Support your local farmer
•	Change your lightbulbs to CFL (compact fluorescent lightbulb)
•	Use a clothes line to dry clothes rather than a dryer.
•	Pay bills on line.
•	Don’t use plastic grocery bags.
•	Purchase products with less packaging. Return unwanted sugar packets and give back extra napkins.
•	Consume less and live more simply.
•	Borrow rather than buy new items.

“Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.” Henry David Thoreau