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Reduce
• Use refillable containers and avoid purchasing small water bottles .
• Operate electric cars instead of a vehicle with a combustible engine to reduce air pollution.
• Use fabric bags for groceries instead of plastic to reduce to demand for petroleum based products.
Reuse• Hand down clothing to others or buy from a
second hand to in order to minimize cost and production of petroleum based synthetic fibers.
• Cardboard can be repurposed to be used in mailing or packing boxes.
• Reuse plastic bags.• Newspapers can be used in landscaping to
impede weed growth.
Recycle
• Steel and aluminum cans are very costly to manufacturer and to the environment, yet are easy and inexpensive to recycle.
• Tires can be recycled by shredding them and using them in playgrounds and for mulching in flowerbeds.
• Cardboard and paper products can be broken down and new paper made from the fibers, instead of more forests havng to be cut down.