Reduce Waste
Bring reusable bags and containers when shopping, traveling, or packing lunches or leftovers.
Choose products that are returnable, reusable, or refillable over single-use items.
Avoid individually wrapped items, snack packs, and single-serve containers. Buy large containers of items or from bulk bins whenever practical.
Be aware of double-packaging - some "bulk packages" are just individually wrapped items packaged yet again and sold as a bulk item.
Purchase items such as dish soap and laundry detergents in concentrate forms.
Compost food scraps and yard waste. Food and yard waste accounts for about 11 percent of the garbage thrown away in the cities. Many types of food scraps, along with leaves and yard trimmings, can be combined in your backyard compost bin.
Reduce the amount of unwanted mail you receive.
