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Ways to Limit Waste as a Responsible Consumer
RECYCLE
Recycle cardboard (one ton of recycled cardboard saves 46 gallons of oil and 9 cubic yards of landfill space)
Recycle plastic (recycling one ton of plastic bottles saves the same energy usage as a two person household for a year).
Recycle glass (glass can be recycled an infinite amount of times).
Recycle aluminum (aluminum can be recycled forever)
Recycle paper (recycling a 3 foot high stack of newspaper saves one tree AND recycling one ton of paper saves 7,000 gallons of water)
REUSE
Use a reusable water bottle (2.5 million water bottles are thrown away each hour in America).
Compost fruits and vegetable waste to use as fertilizer for the soil rather than using chemical fertilizers.
Reuse and repurpose newspaper as packing paper for fragile objects.
Repurpose old clothes or towels by making them into rags for cleaning.
Repurpose glass, plastic, and cardboard containers (into something like flower pots)
Use cloth napkins instead of paper napkins.
Reusable grocery bags to limit plastic waste since enough plastic is thrown away each year to circle the earth four times.
VIDEO and IMAGE CITATIONS
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E, 2019
Bryce, 2019
Al, 2020
Curbside Service
Selwood, 2020
Colley
Feeding America
REDUCE
Reduce water use at home.
Do not waste food. Only cook or buy the amount of food you are going to eat. (Nearly half of the food in the U.S. goes to waste).
Go paperless (billing, books, newspapers, etc.) Approximately 1 billion trees worth of paper are thrown away each year in the U.S.
When printing, use both sides of the paper rather than printing one-sided documents.
Use dryer balls rather than dryer sheets to limit waste.
Do not use disposable silverware, cups, or plates (styrofoam never decomposes
SHARE/DONATE
Help fight food insecurity by donating to Feeding America, starting food drives, and volunteering at soup kitchens.
Fund food programs/projects to minimize food deserts
Donate clothes to family resource centers in schools, charitable organizations,or even local churches.
Donate excess food to Local food pantries.
SHOP SMART
Buy from companies that limit use of resources.
Buy products made from recycled materials.
By used clothing or supplies from others in your community or thrift stores.
Refuse the plastic bag at grocery stores (plastic bags take up to 1,000 years to decompose)
Pick up products in store rather than having them shipping to your home in order to avoid unnecessary packing.
INFORMATION SOURCES:
Milks, 2018
Getting rid of food deserts, 2015
Lewis, 2015
Bell, 2019
How to be a Smart Consumer, 2016
ActNow for Zero-Waste Fashion, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zarll9bx6FI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6xlNyWPpB8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=33&v=8tA3GnlaX18&feature=emb_title
