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One way to get the conversation started about recycling and re-use is to offer up suggestions and examples, The will to recycle and re-use is possibly present but not acted upon. Use this document to survey a building, household, premises or business to compare what recycling opportunties are being lost.
1. Check Dumpsters
Are aluminum, glass recyclable plastic and other materials like paper candmetal just being thrown out? Re-use tech can save these resources to live another day, and possibly be formed into some new medium like art or functional housewares.
3, Computers & Printers
Online resources as well as retail vendors have gotten into the recycling game. Hardware and printers can get a second life through reconditioning and repair. There should be no curbside garbage day “Walk of Shame” with discarded office implements. Freecycle these if you must get rid of stuff. Keep landfills that much clearer.
4. Bulbage
Change those old tech bulbs for new tech fluorescence. Make sure the wattage for lamps and light bulbs corresponds to your intended use, not just the max rating fir the price. Area lighting and task lighting are not the same. Get smart about wattage and bulb types.
5. Used Oil
Look for used contaminants and oil spills and find green friendly ways to reapir or clean up the oil. Locate waste programs online for green suggestions about how to clean up green.
6. Re-Use Police
Evaluate garbage mass removed daily/weekly. How much is food or potential postconsumer recyclable meterial? Could a communal refrigerator box for wormy composting be organized? Labor to empty trash, haul garbage and fill volume in landfills can be reduced at this level.
7. Paper Smart virtuosity
Get folks at work, home and office to handle white or finished paper products in a green friendly way. Use fax flip sides for draft jobs, eliminate network print job header title pages, and work one day a week with no paper printing. Spot inspect blue plastic paper recycling bins versus main garbage bins and challenge staff on results.
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