Discover
how easy it is to change your stripes! Use the 2007
Green Zebra guide’s 20
simple action steps to help create a greener tomorrow.
The links below contain additional information, ideas, and
inspiration.
Food
1. Select organic fruits and
vegetables
www.omorganics.org
2. Shop at a Farmers’ Market
www.sfgate.com/food/farmersmarkets
3. Serve seafood that promotes
the health of our oceans
www.montereybayaquarium.org
4. Choose Fair Trade chocolate
www.transfairusa.org/do/whereToBuy
Home and Garden
5. Use less toxic household
cleaning products
www.pollutionprevention.sf
6. Green your home improvement
projects
www.BuildItGreen.org
7. Employ more eco-friendly
pest control techniques
www.colehardware.com/hotline/2001/04/pestcont_2.htm
Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
8. Learn what goes into the
blue, green, and black carts
www.sfrecycling.com/recycling.htm
9. Find out how to dispose of
or recycle just about everything

10. Order a green cart for free
residential composting
Golden Gate Disposal 415.626.4000
Sunset Scavenger 415.330.1300
11. Try
biodegradable bags for easy composting
www.sfrecycling.com/pdf/sfbiobags.pdf (retail)
www.biobagusa.com/Consumer.htm#order (online)
12. Stop getting junk mail
www.StopJunkMail.org or
Call 1.877.STOPWASTE
(786.7927)
13. Put
unwanted items to good use
www.sfgoodwill.org
Transportation
14. Use
your bike to get around town
www.sfbike.org
15. Reduce
your carbon footprint
www.driveneutral.org
Other Great Ideas
16. Plant a
tree in your neighborhood
www.fuf.net
17. Take a class at a Green
Yoga studio
www.GreenYoga.org
18. Shop at a locally owned
business
www.SFLOMA.org
19. Support a recognized Green
Business
www.sfgreenbiz.org (San
Francisco)
www.greenbiz.ca.gov (Bay
Area)
20. Make your holidays greener
www.SFEnvironment.org/facts/holidaytips |