ways to reduce your impact

Phone books are 100% recyclable, and they are often used to make new books. Many, however are mixed in with other materials to make the pages stronger.

It may be a little unsanitary, but if you go pee, leave it be. If you go flush that floater down. It just reduces the amount of water being used in your toilet.

Try not to use Styrofoam cups very often. They are often thrown out, and they sit in landfills for a long period of time. Bring a coffee mug to work or an place that you can refill your drinks. Just limit your use of Styrofoam.

Instead of buying those plastic pieces of junk, buy recyclable toys, often homemade with wood or other recycled materials. They are just as fun to play with, and are better for the environment.

These include chemical fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides on your lawn or garden. The runoff from these toxic chemicals can enter streams, ponds, or our drinking water. Pesticides don t just kill bad insects, it also kills beneficial insects and wildlife, and creates health problems for humans.

Use cloth diapers on your babies. These can be reused, and you don t have to continue throwing away those plastic diapers and spending your money on them.

Snip the plastic rings of the 6 packs of sodas, including the inner diamond. The rings can often get wrapped around the necks of wildlife.

Clean the lint screen in your dryer after every load, or every other load. This will increase efficiency.

Use refillable containers for hand soap, dish soap, sanitizer, and other household products. Of course if you do not use refillable containers, it is imperative that you recycle the containers when you are finished with them.

Close your refrigerator door promptly once you are finished with it. It just uses more energy to re cool, and the cold air is released if you leave the door open too long. Especially in the summertime when it is really hot outside. We are searching for the iced tea, but don t look too long or your fridge will be wasting energy