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Think Green Natural Canvas Tote Bag with Forest Green Handles • $8.50
This exclusive Heavyweight Canvas Tote Bag with Forest Green Handles is embroidered with "think green".

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Rescue, Reuse, Recycle, Replenish

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How to Reduce Garbage

The waste disposal problem is complex, involving scientific, technical, economic, and social factors. Yet unlike many other environmental issues, it can be tackled by individuals.

Here are some guidelines for what you can do:

1. Buy products made with recycled content and packaged in recyclable materials.
2. Buy goods in returnable and recyclable containers.
3. Participate in your community’s curbside recycling program by properly separating recyclables from other garbage.
4. If there is no curbside pick-up of recyclables where you live, learn where you can take items to be recycled and make the effort to go there.
5. Find out your community's waste management strategy, and encourage local officials to consider more ambitious recycling initiatives.
6. Learn about and avoid products that contain potentially hazardous contents.
7. Bring your own cloth bags to local stores, and keep a ceramic mug for water or coffee at work rather than using paper or plastic foam cups. Encourage others to do the same.
8. Tell store managers and manufacturers who are making good environmental choices that you recognize and appreciate their efforts.
9. Encourage the introduction of and participate in bulk buying programs whereby you can purchase larger quantities with less packaging.
10. Use the consumer hotlines provided by many companies to explain the need for less packaging.
11. Reduce organic waste by composting food scraps, and by leaving short grass clippings on lawns to decompose.
12. Recycle old clothing by donating it (in season) to homeless shelters, thrift stores, and other community organizations.