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<br />10 Easy Recycling Tips <br />Reuse, Recycle, Renew <br />Recycling is easy. You can get the whole family involved, reuse things you <br />already have, and reduce your carbon footprint. <br />1. Reuse shredded papers as packing material. <br />2. Keep a towel handy to wipe up spills. <br />3. Save plastic and paper shopping bags for reuse. Instead of using new plastic <br />bags every time you go to the supermarkets, buy a bag for life and keep in your <br />car, it will last much longer and hold all those items without breaking. <br />4. If you forget your reusable shopping bag and have to use the plastic shopping <br />bags, return leftover plastic bags back to grocery stores where they are collected <br />and reused to make plastic lumber. <br />Junk Mail: <br />5. Recycle junk mail, or reuse it as scratch paper. Please make sure <br />that there is nothing personal in it; bank and credit card statements, payment <br />reminders, invoices and other items that include personal information should be <br />shredded. Refer back to Tip # 1 for re-using shredded paper. Visit http://opt- <br />out.cdt.org/ for assistance on how to opt out of junk mail. <br />Books: <br />6. Consider donating your used books to your local library. They might not <br />be able to add them to their stacks but they can use them when they have book <br />sales. <br />Clothes: <br />7. You can donate them to a church or emergency rescue unit to help <br />displaced people, fire victims and the homeless. If you out grew items or have a <br />pile of clothing that you just don't wear you can call local veteran charities for <br />them to come pick them up. <br />8. How many times do you watch a DVD you buy? Only a few times? Why not just <br />rent the DVD for a night? You will save you money and cuts down on plastic use. <br />9. In the office try printing on both sides of paper to reduce waste. <br />Reuse Then Recycle: <br />10. Try reusing things a few times before you recycle them. <br />Plastic yogurt cups are great for starting plants in, Styrofoam egg crates can be <br />used to store holiday ornaments in, glass pasta sauce jars are great for storing <br />soups in and plastic bottles can be made into bird feeders. Reusing things a few <br />times before you recycle them helps everyone. <br />Provided by the Green Practices Committee, October 7, 2010 <br />