| Each year more and more landfills are being | | | | schedule a day each week or every other week |
| opened up to handle the garbage that people are | | | | to get them there. If you forget to take care of |
| throwing out. The more garbage we send to | | | | the products, you are more likely to just throw |
| these landfills, the more chances we have of | | | | them away to get rid of them. |
| increasing the greenhouse gases that are | | | | If your city does not have a recycling pick-up |
| affecting the environment. | | | | option or a center to take your products to, then |
| The best way to become eco-friendly and help | | | | talk to your city officials. If you can get enough |
| protect our environment is by recycling. Recycling | | | | people interested in recycling their products to |
| is the process of taking some of our garbage and | | | | save the environment, they can contact the local |
| re-use it again and again. This helps to eliminate | | | | recycling centers in nearby cities to find out how |
| the problem of landfill areas becoming filled with | | | | they can arrange a pick-up of your city recyclable |
| junk that could harm the soil as well as the | | | | goods. |
| environment. | | | | Recycle some of the products yourself. Some |
| Here are some simple tips to get you started on | | | | craft items and even bird feeders can be made |
| the right track with recycling your goods: | | | | from materials you may already have at home. A |
| Check with your local recycling center and see | | | | plastic liter bottle can make an excellent bird |
| what items they collect. The most common items | | | | feeder. Check your local library for books on |
| recycling centers collect are paper products, | | | | making crafts and things from recycled material. |
| plastic, glass, aluminum and tin cans. Designate an | | | | Donate some of the items you want to get rid |
| area in your home that can easily be reached to | | | | of. Libraries may take some of those old books |
| store your recycling products. Segregate these | | | | you have, if they are in good condition. Donate |
| items by using recycling materials like paper or | | | | the good clothes to places like the Salvation |
| plastic bags. | | | | Army. What may be junk to you, would be a nice |
| In some cities, the recycling center will send | | | | treasure for someone less fortunate than you. |
| someone to pick up your recycled items from | | | | If you are not one to use the grocery store bags |
| you, while at others you have to drop off your | | | | for other purposes, consider purchasing some nice |
| products at the center yourself. If pick-up is | | | | sturdy canvas bags to take to the store with you |
| available, make sure you know what day it is on | | | | when you shop for groceries. They can be reused |
| and do not forget to place the recyclables on the | | | | for a long time and you will not have to worry |
| curb for them to pick up. | | | | about the space the plastic and paper grocery |
| If you drop off your products to a center, do | | | | bags take up in your home or in the landfills! |