Think about your effect on the environment. Do your shopping selections add a lot or a little to the waste stream? Can your purchases be used a single time or repeated times? Are your appliances durable, fixable and energy efficient? Do you conserve or squander natural resources through daily habits? We all on occasion make choices of convenience that have more environmentally harmful consequences than would more carefully planned purchases and activities. The trick is to become aware of the impact of our decisions and try to start making environmental stewardship a habit, not a choice. By conserving energy and natural resources, by making more careful and informed purchases and by becoming more aware of the waste we create and support, we can start making the world a cleaner, healthier place to live for ourselves and those who follow.
Below are four categories of tips. The first three categories present shopping tips to reduce the material entering the waste stream. This can be thought of as pre-recycling because these activities reduce waste generation. This is often called source reduction or pollution prevention. The final menu item is a brief summary of the tips mentioned above but presented in storybook form.
Tips Menu: |
1. Let's Go Shopping |
2. Easy for Everyone Shopping Tips |
3. Shopping More Carefully |
4. Environmental Stewardship |
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