Green Tips how to Reduce Home Waste and Recycle More [View all]
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In 2008, 222 million tons of waste will be generated by Americans. Americans’ total yearly waste would fill a convoy of garbage trucks long enough to wrap around the earth six times and reach halfway to the moon. That is not very green!
✔ Be aware of your ‘waste’ stream – Many people are unaware of their personal waste stream. Your waste stream is your personal contribution of waste that ends up in landfills. Every item you buy, unless recycled, will eventually end up in a landfill. The most significant materials (listed in order of volume) include paper, yard trimmings, food waste, plastic waste, metal waste, textile waste (including rubber and leather), glass and wood.
✔ Reduce the amount of garbage you create - The most effective way to reduce your waste stream is to reduce the amount of items you purchase. Before making a purchase, think about whether you really need that item. If it is not important, don’t get it.
✔ Pay attention to the packaging – Always try to find products that come with the minimum amount of packaging. Product packaging represents one of the most serious environmental problems of the modern consumers goods market. Often times, more resources and energy go into the packaging than the actual product itself. Once discarded, the packaging will need to be collected, transported, sorted, processed, stored, and either disposed of or recycled.
✔ Avoid buying disposable items
✔ Reuse items instead of throwing them away
✔ Recycle everything that you can
✔ Compost your biodegradable and organic waste
✔ Opt for recycled-content products
✔ Dispose of household hazardous waste properly
✔ Paper vs Plastic
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