The community organizations planning the Woodinville Earth Day event () on Saturday, April 21, , Sammamish Valley Alliance, and , are encouraging people to take each of the ten steps below to help address climate change during the coming month.
- Take a family pledge to walk someplace instead of taking the car once each week during the month.
- Consider carpooling at least one day during the month.
- Start a compost bin in the kitchen and a compost pile someplace in the yard.
- Make a concerted effort to buy products with less packaging during each trip to the store.
- Try buying breakfast cereal, or some other product in bulk, to limit buying packaged goods.
- Pledge to use reusable grocery bags for every trip to the store during the month.
- Set your thermostat to 68 degrees or less during the daytime, and 55 degrees before going to sleep (or when you're away for the day).
- Make sure every bulb in the house is switched to a compact fluorescent.
- Unplug all family members’ phone chargers when not in use every day of the month.
- Reuse bath towels or other slightly used items to limit wash loads and to conserve water
