If you want to go green, a great way to start is to begin recycling. Here’s a quick checklist to kick off your recycling habit:
Recycle Bins
To start with, develop designated holding “bins” for each kind of recycled product. The pivotal factor here is that you also need to place in convenient locations in your home/garage
Recycling Fact Sheet
Write up with a local recycling fact sheet for yourself and interested neighbors. The great resources in this regard are local Yellow Pages, Internet Consumer Recycling Guide and Recycling Resources. Find the local recycling locations for:
- paper products
- glass
- plastic
- aluminum
- plastic grocery bags
- cardboard
- styrofoam
- tin cans
- household appliances
- computer equipment and other electronic devices
- ink cartridges
- scrap metal
- motor oil
Green Paper
It’s your responsibility to make sure that you purchase products/containers made from recycled material as often as possible in order to support the recycled product market. When buying paper products, it is quite vital that you prefer paper, which has been recycled using a minimum of 50% post-consumer waste. Another important thing that you must take note of is the fact that you buy from companies that do not employ chlorine in order to bleach their paper products.
Hazardous Waste
The other important factor of dealing with waste effectively is to get rid of toxic products at a hazardous waste facility.
Natural Fertilizer
Get rid of grass clippings on the lawn as fertilizer.
Composting
You should begin a compost pile with yard trimmings and food scraps.
