Go Green
Reducing Consumption and Pollution
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• Drive Efficiently - If you must drive, buck the trend toward more wasteful vehicles and drive a fuel efficient car, (i.e. one which gets more miles per gallon), and don’t drive it more than you really need to.
• Plastic containers can become food storage, paper can become wrapping paper. The ways in which to reuse things are unlimited. All you need is to be creative.
• Reuse envelopes by placing a new label over the old address.
• Designate a box for scrap paper and use it for printing all drafts or unofficial documents.
• Reuse plastic bags or better get a reusable canvas bags.
• When buying any type of product, see if it is available with post consumer recycled content.
• Production of recycled paper uses only half the water and 3/4 of the energy than new paper.
• Every ton of recycled paper saves almost 400 gallons of oil, three cubic yards of landfill space and seventeen trees.
• Don't buy bottled water.
• Buy food produced locally to reduce the impact of shipping foodstuffs around the world.
• Recycle all recyclable products, including paper, 1 and 2 plastics, milk and juice containers, CFL bulbs, CDs, batteries, cardboard, metal and glass.
• Buy products made from post-consumer recycled materials
• Choose electronics and appliances that are energy-efficient
• Buy used
• Reuse packaging
• Buy quality (well made) and reliable or durable materials
• Keep items in good working order so they last longer
• Share items that you don’t need every day
• Buy food items that will be eaten not wasted
• Use glass cups instead of plastic or Styrofoam