Captain Planet, he's a hero, gonna take pollution down to zero

WHAT 5 THINGS AM I WILLING TO COMMIT TO IN ORDER TO FOSTER A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE?

1- The biggest and most difficult habit I am trying to create is faster showers. I don't know the exact number of gallons of water used in one 15 minute shower, but I do know that the 15 mintues of used water could serve 7 Africans in drought-stricken areas of Africa. The showers have been cold and sometimes I have not felt the cleanest (though I probably save my skin moisture and irratatin) but I feel it has been worth it to change my ways when so many people will never have the luxury of just a 15 minute shower
2- I also resuse the plastic super market bags for trashcans or quick totes. I also risk looking a tad on the crazy side when I go to Walmart with pounds of white plastic bags that I drop off in their recycling cans.
3- My family has scarificed our grass in order to conserve water. Instead of using the hose to water the grass, we wait for it to rain. I have found this pretty useful for saving myself a trip to the car wash. Rain has gotten rid of many bird-poop spots instead of the harsh car soaps.
4-Now instead when I get a drink I don't use a straw. Though a straw is extremely small in a pile of trash, it's the easiest thing to give up that helps make an indent in the damage down to our Earth. The same applies for napkins. Cloth or only one paper towel is better than a handful of paper that will be unusable and hurtful to the planet.
5- The final thing on this list--but certainly not the last thing--I will do for sustainability is recycle. Besides refusing a straw or more than one napkin, just remembering to put your glasses and newspapers and plastic bottles in a recycling bin. It costs you no money, is easy, and does the whole world good.

But there is still more I can do. And I'm always, all ears