1. Bullet   BAG IT

  2. Get reusable cloth bags for the grocery store and the dry cleaner.

  3. More than 100 billion plastic bags are thrown away every year.


  5. Bullet    STOP JUNK MAIL

     Every year 100 million trees are chopped down for junk mail

    sent to American homes. Contact the Direct Marketing Association

    at dmachoice.org/mps to remove your name from mailing lists of    

    their members.


  1. Bullet    SHUT DOWN

    The average computer left on all day uses nearly 1,000 kilowatt

    hours of electricity every year, producing more than a ton of

    carbon emissions. So turn off your computer anytime you’re not on

    it, and eliminate the screen saver function, which uses more    

    energy than the sleep mode.


  1. Bullet    A MUG OF YOUR OWN

    Every year Americans throw away 25 billion polystyrene cups         

    and 25 billion individual water bottles, most of which end up in    

    landfills. Instead buy a re-useable to-go mug and a bottle that    

    you can refill with filtered tap water.

 

    4 THINGS YOU CAN DO RIGHT

          NOW TO HELP YOUR PLANET

 

Where To Recycle

 

APPLIANCES


BUSINESS CLOTHING


CARPETS


CELL PHONES AND RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES


COMPUTERS

ELECTRONICS


EYEGLASSES


FLOPPY DISKS AD VIDEOTAPES


PACKING PEANUTS


PAINT


TIRES

 

  FREETIMERS ARE PART OF THE POLLUTION SOLUTION.  

  FREETIMERS SEEK RECYCLING CENTERS BECAUSE WE CAN

  APPRECIATE NATURE MORE NOW THAT WE HAVE MORE “FREE”

  TIME TO ENJOY IT. FREETIMERS LOVE THEIR MOTHER (NATURE)!

  1. Bullet  In the past, you had to search for a code number 1 or 2. Now you don’t need to worry about numbers. If it’s plastic, recycle it.

  2. Bullet  “Check for a neck.” You can recycle any plastic container with a neck For example, a plastic milk jug has a neck, so you can recycle it, but yogurt and margarine containers do not.

  3. Bullet  Examples of plastic bottle you can recycle include: water, soda, milk, juice, ketchup, mouthwash, liquid household cleaners, shampoo, salad dressing, laundry detergent and syrup. No tubs, cups, trays, six-pack rings or bags.

  4. Bullet  Rinse bottles. Remove and throw away caps or pumps. Labels are okay.

  5. Bullet  Business can ask their trash hauler or recycler if they will pick up plastic bottles for recycling.


Source: St. Petersburg Times, March, 2008

How to Recycle Plastic Bottles

 

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