| Do you want to help the environment but find | | | | cloths for painting, arts and crafts or household |
| that it's too much trouble to recycle? With these | | | | repairs. |
| easy tips, you'll find that recycling takes a minimal | | | | 5. Spread coffee grounds and fireplace ashes in |
| amount of time to save our resources. | | | | the garden to add extra nutrients to the soil. |
| 1. Keep a recycling bin handy and make it easy to | | | | 6. Grind lemon rinds in the garbage disposal to |
| recycle. It takes only seconds to toss an empty | | | | keep it smelling fresh. |
| bottle, plastic container or can into a bin. Keep it in | | | | 7. Plastic fruit cups can be used for small jobs |
| a nearby closet or in the garage. | | | | around the house such as painting, cleaning or |
| 2. Recycle paper. Use paper grocery bags or | | | | polishing. |
| cardboard boxes to hold the paper. When going | | | | 8. Don't throw away clothing or household items |
| through the mail toss unwanted junk mail into the | | | | that are in good condition. Donate them to charity. |
| recycling box. Reuse blank sides of paper for | | | | Many charities will pick up your items. |
| notes, or grocery lists. | | | | 9. Use plastic containers from margarine and |
| 3. Reuse plastic grocery bags. Many grocery | | | | whipped topping for leftovers. |
| stores now offer an incentive to customers who | | | | 10. Worn cotton items such as towels, washcloths |
| bring in their own bags, offering cents off per bag. | | | | or socks make perfect cleaning, dusting or |
| Keep the bags in the car for easy access. | | | | polishing rags. |
| 4. Old bed sheets or blankets make great drop | | | | |