1. Recycle-Every residence hall on campus provides blue trash cans were students can recycle paper, plastic bottles and aluminum cans.
2. Whenever the urge to let colorful helium balloons fly into the air takes over, fight it. Balloons actually cause deaths to sea turtles and whales. The balloons block the animals’ stomachs or air valves creating starvation or suffocation.
3. After all the hard work printing out the huge term papers, recycle toner cartridges. Every year, people throw out enough toner cartridges that could stretch from New York to California, twice. Some residence halls provide boxes where students can recycle toner cartridges. If off campus, check out local copy and printer places and ask about cartridge recycling.
4. If you love tuna fish, make sure you’re eating tuna fish that guarantees the safety of dolphins. You wouldn’t want to be responsible for the death of a flipper would you?
5. Carpool. Gas prices are still high and it will save your wallet and the environment to work together to save fume pollution.
6. Even though wild animals are cute and fuzzy, don’t feed them. By feeding the wild animals, they’ll become reliant on humans for food. In addition to losing ability to hunt down their food, the animals will starve to death whenever humans aren’t around to feed them.
7. Whenever cleaning out the apartment or dorm room instead of throwing clothing, furniture or other appliances away donate them to places like Goodwill or Salvation Army.
8. When buying all those school supplies, buy the ones with recycled contents.
9. Re-use plastic cutlery, aluminum foil, pie tins and glassware. This will cut down on waste.
10. Even though animal furs or ivory might make a great fashion statement, the animals aren’t huge fans of it. Fake furs or ivory can be used instead. They still look real and are less expensive.
11. Survey If everybody on earth live like you do how many planets would we need? Take this survey to see how your consumption affects the earth and how you can make changes.
12. Purchase coffee from Kent Market and let them know you appreciate them for serving it. If going elsewhere be sure to ask for a Fair Trade blend.
13. miniature-earth See what the world would be like if there were only 100 people.
14. Join the SCA, Americorps, or the Peacecorps - all have many benefits - you get to travel, help others, and put off the GREs - thesca.org, peacecorps , Americorps
15. transfairusa Learn the difference between Fair trade and Free Trade and why you should care
16. Join one of the Student Groups listed on the other page
17. Donate to worthy cause just by clicking a button. It seems to easy to be true. free donation
18. clemetzoo -log on to learn about conservation efforts taking place at the Cleveland Zoo.
19. Give your computer a rest for the day and turn it off. Spend the time you normally would be checking email or facebook by volunteering or just enjoying the outdoors.
20. Turn off your cell phone in class. No one appreciates Sexy Back playing during the middle of a lecture.
21. Vote! Every American has the opportunity to have a say in how the country is run but many do not. Take advantage of the opportunity and vote - register to vote
22. Read. Read anything and everything. Reading can not only make you more knowledgeable but can be fun.
23. Do something nice for someone unexpectedly today.
24. Really listen during the next conversation held. Instead of thinking about what you are going to say next, pay attention to what the person is really saying and might need.
25. Be a kid again and with a friend play on the swings, make a snowman or jump on the bed . Forget worries for one day and just relax and have fun.
26. Don’t assume. Be open-minded when first meeting someone; people often break stereotypes.
27. Pick up trash lying around while walking. It’ll take two seconds to squat down and pick up the trash to toss away and you’ll be make the environment more healthy and beautiful.
28. Write to government officials about problems they should address. They will listen. It’s their job - first gov.gov
29. Turn off the water while brushing teeth. By leaving the water running, thousands of gallons of water are wasted every year.
30. Don’t toss cigarette butts on the ground. Ever year 4.5 trillion cigarette butts are littered; they leave harmful chemicals in the earth.
31. Turn off your computer at night. More electricity is used when the computer is left on all night.
32. Volunteer or get involved in an organization. By helping out just a few hours a week one can impact many people’s lives. Check online for volunteer opportunities. There are tons of opportunities out there.
33. When looking for a car, buy a hybrid car. They get more gas mileage and cut down on pollution.
34. Save gift wrap during the holiday season and use it again. Even be creative and use old calendars or newspapers to wrap the gifts.
35. Use the power of the purse. What you buy and how much you buy does impact the market.
36. Chew with your mouth closed. No one appreciates seeing your chewed up food.
37. Re-charge batteries. Metals contained in batteries are a huge contamination problem for dump sites. Or contact Portage County recycling center to recycle them.
38. Discuss important issues like diversity and prejudice with friends. Sharing opinions can help educate someone and alter their world view or just open someone up to new ideas.
39. Don’t waste your money by skipping class. It is tempting to sleep in and ignore that history class, but for every skipped class money is wasted. Money, which if you aren’t going to use, could be used to help educate someone who would take advantage of education.
40. Put on a car wash to raise money for a charity. Washing cars can be fun, plus from you won’t have to answer questions in class from screaming your lungs out publicizing the car wash.
41.Put the toilet seat down after done using it. It might be humorous to laugh at the next female who doesn’t realize it wasn’t down, but it’ll save you a lot of nagging.
42. Travel. Explore the world around you and learn about other cultures first hand. You’ll could have experiences that you will never forget and meet people that could change your life.
43. Grow out your hair and donate it to the Locks of Love Foundation - locks of love .
44. If you finish the role of toilet paper, replace it.
45. Don’t take a cell phone call during another conversation. That’s just rude.
46. Support local farmer’s markets and buy organic foods. It’s more helpful to your community and to your body.
47. Use brown paper bags from the grocery store. They can be re-used and re-cycled.
48. Bring your own mug to work instead of throwing away paper or Styrofoam cups every time you need that caffeine fix.
49. Pay attention to news. Be aware of what’s going on in your world and find your own ways to help it out.
50. Donate your old glasses to the Lions club. - Lions Club
51. Donate your old cell phone to local organizations – ask your service provider where you can do this. Or if your cell phone is so old and outdated ask about cell phone recycling – It’s not healthy for the earth to throw electronic goods in the local dump.
52. Call your local pharmacy to find out how to dispose of expired medications correctly. Dumping these in the garbage or down the drain local wildlife.
53. Donate to worthy cause just by clicking a button. It seems to easy to be true. Free Donation
54. Do you really need to have all the lights on with the TV blaring in the background while to play your favorite CD? Think about how you use energy and try to use a little less.
56. Contact your local recycling center to discover how to recycle hazardous waste – such as paint, batteries, and oil. Throwing these items in the trash is harmful to our environment.
55. After you are done reading this magazine, pass it on so more people can learn how to help their world. When the magazine is falling apart, recycle this!