Resuse Your Water Bottle. Avoid buying bottled water.

Use a reusable water bottle or cup. Reuse your water bottles. In fact, should try to reuse everything at least once, especially plastics, and remember to recycle when you're done. Learn more about How to Recycle Plastics.

Conserve Energy. Use compact fluorescent light blubs.

Replace incadescent bulbs with compact fluorescent blubs. Use one higher wattage bulb instead of several with lower wattage. The most effective way is to turn off lights and electronics when leaving the room. Learn more about Energy Conservation.

Take Public Transit. Buses and Lightrails.

Take public transit or carpool. Consider a car sharing service. Consider buying more fuel-efficient car, a hybrid vehicle or an electric car. Learn more about San José's Public Transit options.

Buy Foods Locally. Buy in season.

Buy locally made products and locally produced services. Try to buy groceries at Farmers’ markets, family farms, or other sources of sustainably grown food. Find Farmer's Market in San José.

Go Paperless. Online Banking and electronic payments.

Switch to electronic banking and credit card payments. Consider reading your newspaper and magazine subscriptions online, too. Learn more about Reducing Paper Mail.

Recycle, Recycle, Recycle. Reduce your waste.

Recycling is very important. Do your part and recycle, compost, and avoid buying items with excessive packaging.. Learn more about Recycling and Garbage.

Plant a Tree. make the Earth a little greener.

Create a greener and healthier urban environment by getting involved in urban forest planting. Learn more at Our City Forest.

Conserve Water. Turn off water when not in use.

Get enough water for what you need, and turn it off when not in use. Learn more about Water Conservation.