THE ENVIRONMENTAL SHORT LIST

SOMETHING YOU CAN DO EACH DAY

DID YOU KNOW?

1.         BAG IT

GET RESUABLE CLOTH BAGS FOR THE GROCERY STORE & THE DRY CLEANERS.   MORE THAN 100 BILLION PLASTIC BAGS ARE THROWN AWAY EACH YEAR.  

2.         STOP JUNK MAIL

EACH YEAR, 100 MILLION TREES ARE CUT DOWN FOR JUNK MAIL PURPOSES ALONE!    CONTACT THE DIRECT MARKETING ASSOCIATION AT DMACHOICE.ORG/MPS TO REMOVE YOUR NAME FROM MAILING LISTS OF THEIR MEMBERS.

3.         SHUT DOWN

THE AVERAGE COMPUTER LEFT ON ALL DAY, USES NEARLY 1,000 KILOWATT HOURS OF ELECTIRCITY A YEAR, PRODUCING MORE THAN A TON OF CARBON EMISSIONS.   SO, TURN OFF YOUR COMPUTER ANYTIME YOU ARE NOT ON IT, AND ELIMINATE THE SCREEN SAVER FUNCTION, WHICH USES MORE ENERGY THAN THE SLEEP MODE. 

4.         A MUG OF YOUR OWN

EACH YEAR, AMERICANS THROW AWAY 25 BILLION POLYSTYRENE CUPS AND 25 BILLION INDIVIDUAL WATER BOTTLES.    BUY A REUSABLE TO-GO MUG AND A BOTTLE YOU CAN REFILL WITH FILTERED TAP WATER.   

WHERE TO RECYCLE

FOR LONG LASTING GREEN IMPACT

APPLIANCES:         www.recycle-steel.org

BUSINESS CLOTHING:    www.dressforsuccess.org

CARPETS:   www.carpetrecovery.org

CELL PHONES AND

 RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES:  www.rbrc.org

COMPUTERS:    www.sharetechnology.org

ELECTRONICS:   www.mygreenelectronics.org

EYEGLASSES:     www.neweyesfortheneedy.org

FLOPPYDISKS &

 VIDEOTAPES:      www.greendisk.com

FORMAL DRESSES:   www.operationfairydust.org

PACKING PEANUTS:  www.loosefillpackaging.com

PAINT:    www.earth911.org

TIRES:    http://www.epa.gov/garbage/tires/

WATER CONSERVATION