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14. Don’t waste food.
Americans waste roughly 40% of their food each year. Aside from the shame of throwing away food while so many people go hungry in the world, wasted food winds up in landfills and produces the greenhouse gas methane which has an impact on global warming.

15. Turn off lights and unplug chargers when not in use.
Those small power users in your house add up. Get in the habit of turning off or unplugging unused items.