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Make a Green Resolution

The following list of green New Year's resolutions were submitted by Library patrons just like you! Get inspired by their green efforts and submit your own resolution by clicking the button below.

ECO Iowa City The Make a Green Resolution initiative is part of ECO Iowa City. For more green ideas, visit the ECO Iowa City page.

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I'm going to try the Blood Type Diet, which, for me, includes many more low-impact foods and almost completely excludes feed-lot meats. - Low Impact Food
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All occupants of my house will wear Snuggies after 5:00 p.m. and turn down the heat. - Vanessa
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I will strive to eat as locally as I can from my garden, a CSA share, the Farmers Market and the New Pioneer Co-op. - Jen Jordan
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I'll hang up my clothes before they are all dry in the dryer. - Wai Yin Chan
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I resolve to bring my lunch to school more often in order to reduce the amount of wasted food and plastic that is thrown away. - Kimberly
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I resolve to take the bus to work and to school, instead of driving. - Amanda
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I resolve to recycle everything that is recyclable. - Ankou
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Don't run the water all the time when I'm brushing my teeth. Expand our garden. - Jeanette Carter
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Reduce my beef consumption. - Gawain
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To be more activist-active on environmental issues. I studied Environmental Studies with Dr. Lee Waian (proununced Wayne) at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, California and was an active member of Nature Conservancy when I discovered ecology, and have had an avid interest ever since. - Libris Fidelis
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Use a compost bin - SR
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Turn off water and lights when not using - jm
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Stop using plastic bags! - Frances Klemm
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I plan to start composting my organics this year. Also, I plan on buying a Hummer H3 to boost the economy, then not driving it to reduce noxious emissions. - Peter S
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Make sure we turn off lights and unplug appliances that are not in use. - Katie
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Ride my bike to visit my friends - grandma
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Bike at least twice per week to work in Coralville during the winter months and four times per week during the summer. - anonymous
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I would like to recyle more. - shwn
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I will recycle EVERYTHING and change all the lightbulbs this year. - Flora
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I will Freecycle more of my belongings that I really won't use anymore. - Ben O.
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I will use Freecycle a lot more often to get rid of the things I no longer need. I will also buy more used items at thrift and secondhand stores rather than buying them new at stores. - Danielle S.
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Ride a bike more so you don't create pollution - Gabriel
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I will recycle more so I don't make more trash like cans, bottles, and papers. Mostly anything that can be recycled. - John
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I will ride my bike more so that there will be less pollution in the air. - Jacinta
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I will bring reusable tote bags to the store whenever possible. - Alicia
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I will recycle more and reuse as much as possible. - Heidi Du
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I will use electronic versions of newspapers instead. - ad
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We will recycle, reuse, and compost at least 75% of our waste. - Andrew, Bella, & Tobey Epstein
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Save water by turning off the faucet while I'm brushing my teeth. Anna is two years old. - Anna P.
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I will not waste water. - Arjhan Tamboli
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I'm going to turn off my bedroom lights when the sun is up. - Fernando
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Uses the three R's (reduce, reuse, recycle). - Jazmin M. V.
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Use my green recycling item. - Esmeralda Venegas
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I will recycle cans. - ky
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Use cloth rags instead of paper towels to clean - mountainmom
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I will take shorter showers to save water. - Hannah
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I resolve to buy more organic foods and eat more vegetarian meals. - Susan Craig
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I resolve to remember to take the cloth bags into stores with me and not take plastic bags. - Patty McCarthy
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I resolve to buy more local foods. - Heidi
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I plan on eating more local food, and choosing one alternative method of transporation in place of driving at least once a week. Also, I would like to use my new ECO Iowa City bottle instead of drinking canned beverages at work! - anonymous
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I resolve to recycle even the nasty containers. - Renee Baird
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I will take shorter showers. - Anna
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We will not make as many messes so we won't have to waste water to clean them up. - Spencer & Harrison
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I will turn off the light when I leave my room or other rooms in the house. - Ella
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To recycle more. Turn off the lights when I leave the room. - Olivia
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Turn off lights when not using them - mk
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To recycle bottles and cans - Joey
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Turn off lights when not in use - vk
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I will use less water to take a bath. - Thalia
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I will use less water to take a shower. - bk
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Drive my bike more often. - Matt
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I will not litter, and I will recycle. - Adrian
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Recycle and tell people how important recycling is to ourselves and our planet! - PaPaMaC
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The apartment complex I currently reside in is not included in recycling collection by the city. Therefore, my Green Resolution is to save/collect the recyclable materials I use and bring them to City Carton Recycling in Iowa City. - A. Castle
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Buying more eco-friendly products and products made from recycled materials. - A.C.
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I will help my parents sort the recyclables. - Jacob
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I will replace all the regular light bulbs in my home with compact flourescent bulbs. - Kris
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I resolve to eat more locally-produced food. - Aaron
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One day a week use only non-motorized transportation. Find new volunteer opportunity within the Iowa City area. Continue to develop paperless marketing for my business. - Fajita
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If I get to the grocery store and find that I have left my reusable bags in the car, I will go back and get them. - Hal Penick
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I will compost all of my qualified food scraps all year round - not just in nice weather. - Jen
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I'm going to continue to not eat meat, and try to compost as much as possible, recycle as much as possible, walk or bicycle every place I need to go, support environmentally sustainable businesses, reject consumerism (as it is a major player in why we're in a crisis), and find a good place/worthy cause to volunteer at. - AL
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Stop buying individually wrapped items that are already boxed or wrapped in plastic. - AMS