How To Reduce Your Garbage Output
- March 26, 2008
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Writer
jennigreen
Music
Edison Music Corp
Voice Over Artist
Peter Coleman
The average American throws away four pounds of garbage a day. But with a little effort, you can whittle your waste way down.
You Will Need
- A compost heap
- Reusable shopping totes
- Recycling bins
Step 1: Avoid packaging
Vote with your wallet: purchase goods with little or no packaging. Avoid buying food with unnecessary wrapping—especially Styrofoam or plastic—such as pre-packaged fruits and vegetables.
Whenever possible, buy in bulk—you’ll save money and the planet.
Step 2: Start a compost
Instead of throwing out coffee grounds, eggshells, tea bags, and produce scraps, save them in a bucket near your garbage can and periodically add them to a backyard compost.
Some cities offer curbside pickup for compost-friendly food and yard scraps.
Step 3: Save on bags
Ask the cashier not to double-bag. Better yet, bring your own reusable totes.
Step 4: Recycle
Recycle as much glass, paper, and plastic as you can.
Step 5: Limit take out
Limit take-out food, which is very packaging-intensive.
If you do order take-out, find a way to re-use the packaging.
That’s it – 5 easy ways to reduce your garbage output.
Wal-Mart expects to save 3.4 billion dollars and 700,000 tons of CO2 by encouraging suppliers to cut unnecessary packaging.
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