10 ways To Recycle
Here are few recommendations, and some tips for getting started.
1. Use recycle bins: Make sure your home and office are outfitted with recycling bins for paper, plastic and metal. Keep them out in the open and label them appropriately at everybody's convenience.
2. Use Less Heat and Air Conditioning: Adding insulation to your walls can lower heating costs more than 25 per cent, by reducing the use of air conditioners.
3. Switch to CFLs: Wherever practical, replace regular light bulbs with compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs. CFLs last 10 times longer than incandescent bulbs.
4. Walk, bike, and limit the use of your car: Less driving means fewer emissions. Switch to mass transit system, and check out options for carpooling to work or school.
5. Buy Energy-Efficient Products: When buying a new car, choose one that offers good gas mileage. Home appliances now come in a range of energy-efficient products.
6. Recycle old newspapers: When finished reading the newspaper, either leave it for someone else to read or recycle it.
7. Buy rechargeable batteries: It takes 1,000 regular batteries to equal the lifespan of one rechargeable battery.
8. Limit the use of disposable cups and plates
9. Start a Compost pile: Keep your food scrap from going to the landfill and reduse climate change.
10. Use reusable bags: save money when shopping by taking your own reusable bag with you instead of purchasing a plastic bag that you will later need to dispose.
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Ten simple steps for creating a successful home recycling program.
1. Call your local recycling center to determine what types of materials they accept, if they do curbside pick-up and if they provide recycling bins.
2. Purchase or make the number of recycling bins to match the number of different types of materials you will recycle (i.e, one bin for cans, one bin for plastics, one bin for glass).
3. Place the recycling bins in an accessible area called the 'family recycling center.'
4. Place an extra bin in the kitchen with a sign on it saying 'Place All Recyclable Materials Here.'
5. Assign some person in the family the daily recycling chore.
6. Once a day (or more if needed), rinse and crush the items in the 'kitchen' recycling bin.
7. Take the rinsed and crushed items to the family recycling center.
8. Sort the items and place them in the appropriate bins.
9. If you have curbside pick-up, remember to put the bins out on the assigned day.
10. If you must take your recyclables to the recycling center, choose a regular day.
Tips:
Rinsing your recyclables also promotes a sanitary recycling environment.
