Avoid using disposable items

Anything you use only a few times and throw away consumes resources only to spend centuries in a landfill.
Carry your own reusable cup or water bottle, eating utensils, and cloth shopping bags with you. Pack a waste free lunch.
Use rechargeable batteries instead of disposable batteries. Batteries not only take up landfill space, as they cant be incinerated. They also can leak acid into the Earth.Dispose properly of hazardous waste. Many materials, including batteries, fluorescent light bulbs, e waste (most anything with batteries or a plug), cleaning products, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, automotive fluids, and paint, should never be disposed of in a landfill, sanitary sewer, or storm sewer. Instead, contact your city for proper disposal opportunities.