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© Richard G. Mills, ThinkMills.com, ThinkMills.info
All rights reserved.
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[Many
of these tips were first written for and published
on the Bourbonnais
Township Park District website
as part of its “BTPD is going green~” promotion”]
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Green
tips you can use at home, at work, on
vacation, just about everywhere!
(page 5) 
Rethink,
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
We're not talking reduce
your waist (although that could be a good and environmental-friendly
suggestion for many Americans these days); we're talking
about reducing your waste!—
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Bulk
If you have a choice
between 12 individually wrapped items and 12 items in
one wrapper, choose the 12-in-1 option if you have the
storage and will use them before any expiration date,
of course. Individually wrapped items may look "cool,"
but they're just more waste in the landfill or recycle
bin!
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Don't
Buy Bulk!
If you find yourself
throwing away unused items because they've passed their
expiration date or are no longer wanted, go to the Rethink
mode the next time you're in the store: Do I really need
that many ______s? Everything you don't need and don't
buy is less in the trash and recycle bins!
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Consumption
Granted, we're a consumer
society and economy; but, nonetheless, one way to reduce
waste materials is not to consume its products in the
first place. Do you really need to buy that expensive
coffee in the soon-to-be trashed cup each morning? — How
about pouring some from your home coffee maker into a
thermos and bringing it with you? Do you really need all
those individually wrapped and cartoned fast-food items?
— How about making and bringing your breakfast/lunch in
reusable containers?
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Check
the Packaging
Some companies are becoming
more environmentally friendly by reducing some of their
flashy but unnecessary packaging. Do you need to buy the
item in the cardboard and plastic box with various pieces
wrapped in cellophane? — Or is there one sitting au naturel
on the shelf next to it? Do you have to have the product
with 12 individually wrapped items inside an outer wrapping?
— Or is there a brand packaged with all 12 together in
one container? It may seem like a small difference, but
100 small differences add up!
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| "Go
on an Air Diet" And More....
Want
more energy-conservation tips? More to come later! Keep
coming back!
For
now, go to the next Go Green!
page, Reuse► |
