Reduce and Reuse
We can help reduce waste by making careful choices about what we buy, use and throw away.
Here are some tips:
- Reduce: Buy items with reduced packaging. Use less pesticides and cleaners to help protect the environment. Buy only what you really need and buy durable products not “disposable” ones. Get in the habit of using re-usable shopping bags instead of plastic disposable ones.
- Reuse: Repair items instead of buying new ones. Reuse bags and containers. Consider renting or loaning items that you don’t use frequently. Sell unwanted items or give them to charity.
You can also reduce your paper waste by signing up for NO MORE junk mail! Register for the Mail Preference Service by mail. Send a letter plus a $1 check or money order to:
Mail Preference Service
Direct Marketing Assn.
PO Box 643
Carmel, NY 10512
Or sign up on-line at: http://www.dmaconsumers.org/cgi/offmailinglist
Recycled Craft Activities
Take a look at the following craft activities for some ideas how you can repurpose something that might otherwise be thrown away!
- Greeting Card Box
- Paper Pinwheel Directions
- Recycled Bows
- Recycled Magazine Mosaics
- Recycled Paper Purse
Recycling Packing Products
To recycle Styrofoam peanuts and bubble wrap:
- Plastic Loose Fill Council
- Mail N More (3 Locations)
- 732 Summitview, 575-4760
- 5808 Summitview, Suite #A, 965-5450
- 2612 West Nob Hill Blvd. Suite #101, 452-0994