Make less trash

April 24, 2008

There are a lot of ways you can easily reduce what you add to the landfill. Here’s a short list.

  1. Don’t buy water in plastic bottles. Fill your own from a filter instead.
  2. Buy items in bulk or from loose bins when possible to reduce the packaging wasted.
  3. Avoid products with several layers of packaging when only one is sufficient. About 33 of what we throw away is packaging.
  4. Buy products that you can reuse.
  5. Maintain and repair durable products instead of buying new ones.
  6. Check reports for products that are easily repaired and have low breakdown rates.
  7. Reuse items like bags and containers when possible.
  8. Use cloth napkins instead of paper ones.
  9. Use reusable plates and utensils instead of disposable ones.
  10. Use reusable containers to store food instead of aluminum foil and cling wrap.
  11. Shop with a canvas bag instead of using paper and plastic bags. If you have plastic bags re-sue them as long as you can.
  12. Buy rechargeable batteries for devices used frequently.
  13. Reuse packaging cartons and shipping materials. Old newspapers make great packaging material.
  14. When you buy packing “noodles” buy the kind made from corn products. They are totally recyclable as animal feed or compost.
  15. Compost your vegetable scraps.
  16. Buy used furniture – there’s lots and it’s cheaper too!

Filed Under Buy green, Living green 

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