Sustainable Actions Anyone Can Do
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Resource | Phone | Contact | possilbe | ||||
Food | ||||||||
Buy local natural foods | Food Conspiracy Coop; Tucson Community Supported Agriculture | www.foodconspiracy.org;tucsoncsa@tucsoncsa.org | 520-203-1010(TCSA); Judith Mattson 520-395-0663 | |||||
Eat at restaurants that serve local natural foods | LovinSpoonfuls Restaurant | www.lovinspoonfuls.com | 2990 N. Campbell Ave. | |||||
Cultivate a backyard kitchen garden. | Tucson Organic Gardeners | info@tucsonorganicgardeners.org | 520-670-9158 | St. Mark’s Garden, 3809 2nd St., Sat., 9-11 am, | ||||
Make nutrient-rich soil by composting waste. | “ | |||||||
Cook with solar ovens. | AZ Solar Center | ww.azsolarcenter.org | ||||||
Water | ||||||||
Harvest rainwater. | Oasis Rainwater* | oasisrainwater@theriver.com | 520-234-7681 | Rick Weisberg | brad lancaster | |||
Irrigate landscape with greywater. | Watershed Management | www.wathershedmg.org | March Conference | |||||
Use native landscape plants. | Harveting Rainwater | http://www.harvestingrainwater.com/tucson-az-plant-lists/ | Brad Lancaster | |||||
Use low-flow toilet. | Progressive Plumging* | progressiveplumbingservices.com | 520-579-7922 | |||||
Use front loading washing machine. | “ | “ | “ | |||||
Use low-flow faucets and shower heads. | “ | “ | “ | |||||
Transportation | ||||||||
Share rides with others. | Erideshare | www.erideshare.ocm | ||||||
Use public transit. | Suntran Public Transportaion | www,suntran.com | ||||||
Walk more. | Sierra Club (has Tucson Trail Blog) | http://arizona.sierraclub.org/outings.asp | ||||||
Bicycle more. | Greater Arizona Bicycling Association, Bicycle Inter-Community Art and Salvage | www.bricas.org | www.bikegaba.org/ | |||||
Use electric cars, scooters, and bicycles. | Tucson Electric Bikes | www.tucsonelectrcibikes.com | 520-240-7493 | Daniel Mannheim | ||||
Use bio-diesel made from local feedstock. | Grecycle | www.grecycle.com | 520-628-4300 | Mike Kazz | ||||
Lobby for expanded sidewalks, bike paths, and transit. | Greater Arizona Bicycling Association | www.bikegaba.org | ||||||
Buildings | ||||||||
Add wall and roof insulation. | English Business Services, Teaching and Helping Project | 520-795-3413 | Tres English | |||||
Upgrade to insulated windows and doors. | “ | |||||||
Caulk air leaks. | “ | |||||||
Use high efficiency air conditioning or coolers. | Rite Way Ventllating* | www.ritewayac.com | 520-745-0660 | |||||
Install solar-electric panels. | Sun Power of AZ | 520-392-5736 | Mike Gordy | |||||
Install solar hot-water system. | Technicians for Sustainability | info@tfssolar. | 520-740-0736 | |||||
Use natural lighting and energy-efficient bulbs. | Only ones now legally sold | |||||||
Shade buildings with trees and shrubs. | Tucson Ckean and Beautiful | www.tucsonaz.gov/tcb/ | ||||||
Use local materials. | Sonoran Permculture Guild | www.sonoranpermaculture.org, dorsey@dakotacom.net | ||||||
Recycle solid waste material locally for future uses. | Pima County Dept. of Env. Quality | http://www.pima.gov/deq/waste/ | www.tucsonaz.gov | |||||
Dry clothes in sun. | ACE Hardware | 325-7093 | 5424 E. Pima | |||||
Social (all of these steps are easier in a group!) | ||||||||
Talk with your neighbors. | Neighborhood or Development Association | cms3.tucsonaz.gov/hcd/neighborhood–associations | www.riverhaven.us/ | Riverhaven Homeowners Assoc. | ||||
Teach children. | Reading Seed; Davidson School PTA | www.litearcyconnects.org | 520-882-8006 | |||||
Listen to others. | Co-counseling (“RC”) | www.rc.org | Catherine Land | |||||
Join groups doing sustainability work. | Sustainable Tucson | ww.sustainabletucson.org/ | Ron Proctor | |||||
Help people who need help. | Volunteer Southern AZ | www.volunteersoaz.org | ||||||
Introduce sustainability into your work and social groups. | Nat’l Int. for Peer Support | www.NIPSPeerSupport.org | Jim Driscoll | |||||
Share work projects with others. | US. Fed. Of Woker Cooperatives | www.usworker.coop | ||||||
Buy Locally. Employ locally. | Local First Arizona | www.localfirstaz.com | ||||||
Spend leisure time in Tucson. | Tucson Visitors Center | www.visittucson.org | ||||||
Celebrate community. | Tucson Weekly Best of Tucson | www.tucsonweekly.com | ||||||
*Member So. AZ Green Chamber of Commerce, for other referrals, go to www.sagcc.org or call 777-7138 | ||||||||