People run rampant over Mother Earth! Let's try to stop them in their tracks, and reverse these destructive habits! I created a list of ways that I and my friends actively (and simply) help our planet. They are super easy, and either barely take time to do or save me time.
1. Greater Good emails every morning for the cause of your choice!
I receive "click-emails" for animal shelters and wildlife conservation, because that's what I am passionate about. All you do is open the daily email, and click the big button on the website. Every click or purchase I make helps fund food and care for rescued animals and wildlife preservation!
2. Don't overfill the bathtub or take extremely long showers.
My favorite thing to do to help me abide by this rule is to make a 10 minute long playlist of my favorite songs. I know that when my playlist is over, I should get out! If you don't like that idea, you can always set a timer on your phone.
You do not need to fill your bathtub this high, by the way:
3. Wash full loads of (actually) dirty clothes and use cold water when possible.
Here's a list of how long you can wear something before you wash it from Pop Sugar: 
4. Buy, fill, and refill reusable water bottles— help keep millions of single-use plastic bottles out of landfills.
I use tumbler cups, because they're way cuter than clunky bottles.
5. If you aren't interested in purchasing a water bottle, at least recycle your bottles.
You can bring them to a facility that recycles if your neighborhood does not.
6. Use both sides of your notebook paper, and recycle your old work.
At the end of each semester I make ten piles of my old work and I give it to a friend taking the class next semester, and I recycle.
7. Unplug chargers when you're not using them.
There's this thing called "phantom charge," which means even if you don't actively have something charging when a chord is plugged in, it still uses energy.
8. Simply turn off the lights when you are exiting a room.
Yes, even if it's to go to the room next to it and back!
9. Turn off the water while brushing your teeth and soaping your hands.
Just wait until you're ready to turn the faucet on.
10. Switch to sustainable, green food.
Not all of it is expensive! In most places I've lived, there's been a farmer's market full of great, cheap food. This graphic accurately depicts sustainable food and where to find it!
11. Reuse old materials to make something new!
For example, you can take an old t-shirt and sew it into a no-waste grocery bag! (Pro Tip: Use cheap, sheer curtains to make reusable produce bags. Since is fabric is sheer, the cashier will still be able to ring up your produce!)
Thanks for reading my article! If you have any comments or green suggestions, please leave them below! A special thanks to Deep Narula for assisting me in coming up with creative, helpful ideas to share with you all!
