Install low-flow toilets in your home, or put a brick in the reservoir the back) of your current toilet.  The space brick takes up in the bottom of the tank will permit you to use less water, but keep the toilet functioning.  Also try adjusting the water level down.  Many toilets have an adjustment to lower the valve float.

Use only as much toilet paper as you need, and go easy on the paper towels, too.

Buy recycled paper and print on both sides. When using paper in the office, print on both sides of the sheet and recycle the paper when you are finished. By recycling one ton of paper, you can save 17 trees, almost 7,000 gallons of water and more than three cubic yards of landfill space.

Buy re-manufactured ink and toner cartridges. Each remanufactured cartridge keeps approximately 2.5 pounds of metal and plastic out of landfills and saves about a half gallon of oil.

 Recycle old newspapers laying around the office. When finished reading the newspaper, either leave it for someone else to read or recycle it.

Buy re-chargeable batteries.  It takes 1,000 regular batteries to equal the life span of one re-chargeable battery.  When you are discarding your batteries, recyle them

Use reusable plates and utensils instead of disposable ones.

 

Buy rechargeable batteries for devices used frequently.

 

Set your refrigerator temperature at 36 to 38 and your freezer at 0 to 5.

 

Buy used furniture - there is a surplus of it, and it is much cheaper than new furniture.