1.

 When you're not using computers turn them off. To help save electricity.

2.

 Don't waste food and only take what you can eat.

3.

Xerox on both sides of paper. To save trees.

4.

 Turn lights off overnight.  To save electricity.

5.

 Use mechanical pencils that are refillable. Saves wood and trees.

6.

 Use re-usable lunch boxes not paper bags.  To help cut down on waste.

7.

Turn of water while brushing teeth to save water.

8.

 Get reusable things instead of things that you can only use once. 

This cuts down on waste.

9.

 Buy things in bulk.  Cuts down on packaging

10.

 Use  filters instead of bottled water.  This cuts down on the use of plastic bottles.

11.

 Send this contest via email to save paper.

12.

Re use scrap paper to save trees.

13.

 Buy used furniture that cuts down on waste and saves trees.

14.

Turn off all electric devices if not in use to save electricity

15.

Draw and write small to save room on paper.

16.

Use reusable chopsticks to save trees.

17.

Dry your hands on cloth towels to save paper towels.

18.

Use a handkerchief instead of tissues to save paper.

19.

Keep sharpening your pencils until they are really small to save wood.

20.

Donšt use more paper than you need.

21.

Take short showers to save water.

22.

Re use soda and water bottles to recycle.

23.

Re use folders until they are dead this saves paper.

24.

Wear youšre clothes for more than I day (not in a row) to save the washing machine.

25.

Fix things instead of buying new things to save the materials.

26.

Wash clothes by hand to save electricity.

27.

When you spill something use a cloth or sponge instead of paper towels.

28.

 Re-use plastic bags.

29.

 Start riding electrical buses and using electrical cars. 

This helps conserve out natural resources.

30.

*Try to take a train instead of a car.  This saves natural resources.

31.

Make sure that you only use what we need.  Live Simply.

32.

 Use both sides of paper or erase instead of throwing paper out. 

33.

If you order too much food, get a doggy bag, and eat it the next day,

so that you donšt waste any food.

34.

 Eat pumpkinseeds after making a jack-o-lantern so that you do not waste anything.

35.

Use hand pencil sharpeners instead of electric ones. This helps save electricity.

36.

 Share books instead of buying a class set so that you do not waste paper and

you learn to share.

37.

Eat all your lunch so it doesnšt go to waste.

38.

Try not to use too much air conditioning to save electricity.

39.

Use rechargeable batteries instead of disposable ones so that you donšt have to

throw them away as much.  They end up in a landfill.

40.

 Donšt turn up the heat too much; wear a sweater to save energy.

41.

 Use one TV/VCR for the whole school we try to only buy what we need.

42.

 Donšt buy new clothing unless you really need it this helps use stuff that we already

have instead of making a market for more stuff.

43.

 Order 16oz. water bottles for class trips so that we can refill it and reuse it

throughout the year. 

44.

Use paper towel tubes for pet toys or projects, conservation

45.

 Save milk cartons for school projects.

46.

 Before you go to the store, check what you have and need so that you donšt

 buy things you donšt need

47.

 Use both sides of a Kleenex when you sneeze twice.  Helps conserve resources.

48.

 Donšt throw books away. Donate them to a library or school.

49.

Make sure you really want something before you get it so that you donšt just throw

it away.

50.

 Buy second hand things because that way you donšt have to buy or make new ones.

51.

Close marker tops to save ink because that way you can use the marker for a longer

 time.

52.

 Save clothes and shoes that are too small for younger siblings instead of buying

new things.

53.

 Donšt break pencils or chew on them so they last longer.

54.

 Keep using a pencil even thought the eraser is gone. Helps save resources.

55.

Only take as many napkins as you need at a restaurant. 

This helps conserve resources.

56.

 Keep leftovers from dinner and bring them for lunch the next day. 

This does not waste food.

57.

Donšt use too much toilet paper.  This creates more waste.

58.

 Donšt spit out gum on the street.

59.

Buy refills for things like liquid soap dispensers instead of a whole new dispenser .

 This helps reduce waste.

60.

Use a cloth bag when you go shopping instead of getting more plastic or

 paper bags this helps save resources.

61.

When you are finished with a Mad-Lib book re-use or trade with a friend. 

This helps control waste of supplies and money.

62.

 Use old newspapers to help clean up messy projects. 

This re-uses what we could throw out.

63.

 Buy at outlet stores for factory rejects. 

This ensures that all things that are made are used and not wasted for silly problems.

64.

Don't smoke. To help keep our air clean.

65.

Plant plants.  To clean the air and make the world a better place.

66.

Don't create unnecessary air pollution.

67.

Pick trash off the floor, parks, and schools.  To help clean-up our environment.

68.

Clean up after your pets.  To help keep our environment clean.

69.

Join a campaign against littering.  This helps educate people about he environment.

70.

Clean up after yourself to make cleaning up easier for everyone.

71.

Don't make graffiti

72.

Make sure that your garbage goes in the garbage can this helps reduce litter.

73.

When you donšt need it, turn off the fish tank light this saves electricity.

74.

 Try not to turn on lights during the day if you donšt need them. 

75.

Donate your old clothing to poorer countries or to the homeless to

help re-use old clothes and to help others in need.

76.

Don't kill animals for no reason. 

77.

Join or make your own penny harvest. 

Collecting pennies to give to environmental groups.  Every penny helps.

78.

 Give up seats for the elderly or disabled.  To create peace in our community.

79.

 Help kids learn to read.  This helps educate our community.

80.

Make sure there are no fights, it helps with stress and noise pollution.

81.

 Be a good example to others.  This helps our community and ourselves.

82.

Save endangered animals so the world is a better place.

83.

Treat others the way you want to be treated to make the world happy.

84.

Write letters to people in war torn countries to make them feel better this

helps build our world community.

85.

Collect money for the needy.

86.

 Make a blanket out of old clothes.  This helps re-cycle things instead of throwing

 them out.

87.

Donšt rip pages out of books, so that others can use it too.

88.

*Take books out of library instead of buying new books to save paper.

89.

 Give old books to younger kids.  This helps with waste as well as

 helping others to read.

90.

 Donate money to save animals to help take care of them.

91.

When you buy new shoes, donate old ones to charity this helps the community as

well as conservation.

92.

 Donšt use stuff that is tested on animals.

93.

 Eat vegetables, not meat, to save animals.

94.

Be nice to the homeless to help the community.

95.

 If you have extra food give to the homeless, so they wonšt be hungry.

96.

 Help the elderly cross the street.  This helps our community environment.

97.

If you cut your hair off and it was very long you can save it and help people

with who are going through chemotherapy get wig. 

98.

 Buy things that give money to charities. 

This helps our community and keeps money going to important causes that try

and help the environment and people.

99.

 * Cut the plastic six-pack holders so that birds and fish donšt get caught in them.

100.

 * Use only dead wood for firewood.  Instead of killing trees.

101.

Donšt tease your friends it might prevent fights and cut down on noise pollution.

102.

Do not carve something into trees, it will start to kill them. 

This saves trees, which we need to live.

103.

 Make a flower or vegetable garden in your backyard. 

To help reduce food production and to eat food that you grow.

104.

 For every plant you forget to water, plant two more. 

This helps the environment survive.

105.

Use the paved paths in the park.  Don't make your own path.

 It may help stop erosion.

106.

 Do something to help the environment everyday. 

To remind yourself to be a lifelong environmentalist.

107.

Use one vacuum cleaner for each floor in school instead of one

for each class to save money and energy.

108.

 Collect money to save the rainforest so that we do not have to destroy anymore.

109.

 Make stuff to raise money for the school don't buy new stuff. 

You shouldnšt need to spend money to make money. 

110.

Make your own toys. (Sock dolls) This helps use things that we already have.

111.

 Buy at small stores instead of big chains to support local businesses.

112.

 When you buy clothes, buy them a little bigger because then you have

room to grow and they last longer.

113.

 Plant a tree or flowers in your park.  Helps with park beautification as well as erosion.

114.

Write to city, state, and government, officials to let them know how

 you feel about the environment this might help affect public policy.

115.

 Donšt buy disposable cameras they are a waste of packaging and

cause more waste and garbage.

116.

Use stairs instead of using the elevator. 

This helps keep us in shape and helps save electricity.

117.

Make a recycling bin in class because our school does not re-cycle.

 Bring the re-cycling home every week.

118.

* Make a compost bucket for extra food to help make good soil and less garbage.

119.

Do the one 'garbage can' challenge in class. 

This forces us to re-cycle what we can.

120.

Make signs that say, "Donšt Litter" in the stairway and halls. 

This helps remind people to not litter and helps make our school

a better, cleaner, environment.

121.

 Donšt stick bubblegum to chairs or throw it on the floor.  This helps create

peace in the classroom and helps keep our environment clean

and hazard free.

122.

 Donšt make flipbooks out of post-it note pads.  This helps with waste.

123.

 Blow out candles when you leave the house. 

This helps prevent fires, which could really hurt the environment.

124.

Do not carve something into school property this ruins it for the next class. 

125.

 Recycle at home.

126.

Re-use plastic cups and paper. To help conserve resources.

127.

 Re-use plastic utensils.  To help save resources and to keep things out of landfills.

128.

Use cloth diapers instead of plastic ones to help save room in landfills.

129.

 Recycle paper bags to save trees.

130.

 Make class projects out of trash this helps recycle

131.

 Try to keep peace in the classroom.  This helps reduce noise pollution

 and creates a better community.

132.

Donšt throw used metro cards on the floor, reuse them, conservation.

133.

Use shoeboxes to put books in, recycle.

134.

 Use old milk cartons for bird feeders. 

This recycles things and helps feed birds and bring them close enough that we can see them.

135.

 Use magazines, newspapers, and cloth scraps for wrapping paper. 

This helps conserve and re-use what we already have instead of throwing it out.

136.

 Re-use garbage bags if they are only used for dry waste.

137.

 Make pillows out of old clothes.

This helps re-cycle things instead of throwing them out.

138.

 Re-use paper streamers from parties.  This helps with waste.

139.

Teach the rest of the school how to re-cycle and bring stuff home.

140.

Use old newspapers to pack stuff if you move.

141.

When you re-cycle look at the bottom of the bottles for numbers

so that you know what you can and can not re-cycle.  This helps with re-cycling

and also helps those who have to separate the re-cycling at the plant.

142.

Buy things in recyclable containers. 

So that we can re-cycle and not create as much waste.

143.

Instead of throwing away soda cans give them to the homeless to recycle. 

This helps both the environment and helps people in our community.

144.

Join Hudson River protests to keep chemicals out of the Hudson. 

Our teacher does things like that and tells us about them. 

145.

 Fix a dripping faucet quickly so that you do not waste water.

146.

Try to take showers instead of baths.

147.

 Support public radio.  This helps get wonderful programs like

 NY Kids that make us think about cool things like the environment.

148.

Ask kids in your neighborhood to help save the environment.

 You can help others learn to take care of the environment.