AT HOME At Home, At the Store, At the Office, At School
  • Food waste can be composted in a worm bin
  • By composting your kitchen scraps you could cut your waste by 10-20 percent.
  • Set up a countertop or wall holder for reusable sponges, rags, and cloth towels.
  • When you’ve finished mowing the lawn, relax. By mowing regularly at the proper blade height you can leave the clippings on the lawn. They will disappear and enrich the soil. No more bagging and dragging!
  • Repair used items before replacing them with new ones.
  • Do you have too much junk mail? Call the Mail Preference Service, Direct Marketing Association,
    11 W. 42nd St., P.O. Box 3861, New York, NY 10163-3861.
    Let them know if your name should be removed from mailing lists.
  • Cancel subscriptions to magazines or newspapers you don’t actually read.
  • Avoid disposables. We all pay a price for convenience: Use the real thing - cloth diapers, napkins, towels and handkerchiefs; rechargeable batteries, reusable plates, glasses and cutlery and other durable goods.
  • Don’t throw away usable clothing or household items. Hold a yard sale or donate the items to local charitable organizations.