The average person in an industrialized country produces over 4 pounds of garbage per day. Solid waste is a significant source of pollution, and being wasteful also has serious implications for energy use and global warming. Recycling just one aluminum saves enough energy to run a television for three hours!
Recycle and reuse
Roughly 50% of the average person's trash can be recycled. Don't forget that hazardous waste like batteries, your printer's ink cartridges, and cell phones can be recycled too! Always buy recycled paper. Just 1 ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees.
Bring your own grocery bags when you shop
Designate a reusable cloth sack as your grocery bag and use neither paper nor plastic. If you are buying something small, carry it home in your pocket.
Start a compost pile
Don't trash your kitchen and garden wastes. You can cut your household's waste by 500 pounds per year while creating a fertile soil for your garden.
Buy products with less packaging
About 33% of municipal waste is packaging. When choosing between two products, pick the one with the least amount of unnecessary packaging. Reuse packaging when possible.
Avoid using throw-away products
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