- Choose nontoxic household products and avoid using antibacterial products.
- Limit home water use: take shorter showers, fix leaking toilets and faucets and avoid running the water while brushing teeth.
- Pick up litter along the waterline on your next hike.
- Follow the lawn watering schedule for your area.
- Don’t flush unwanted or expired medications down the toilet. Instead, either purchase a TakeAway medication return bag at your local pharmacy or mix the medication with something “undesirable”—such as coffee grounds—seal it in the bottle, put that in a ziplock bag and place it in the trash.
- Avoid putting anything but water in storm drains.
- Fix any leaks that drip from automobiles or put drip pans under leaks.
- Avoid using pesticides and chemical fertilizers in your yard.
- Pick up pet waste before it washes bacteria into local streams.
- Don’t pour grease down sink drains. It can build up and eventually cause blockages, overflows and backups.
