Source: Mississippi State
Cooperative Extension
- Take grocery bags back to the store for reuse or recycling.
- Select less toxic products.
- Buy items secondhand, rent or share.
- Buy products that contain recycled materials, preferably post-
consumer material.
- Choose products in recyclable packaging, such as glass, aluminum,
steel or paper.
- Use manual-pump-spray containers rather than aerosols.
- Purchase items meant to be used many times, such as sponges,
cloth diapers, cloth napkins, silverware, dishes, rechargeable
batteries, and refillable lighter.
- Buy dry goods, such as flour, spices, rice, cereal, coffee, soup
bases, laundry soap and toilet paper in bulk and in large sizes
to avoid the amount of packaging taken home.
- Purchase reusable storage containers instead of plastic throw-away
bags. Wash and reuse small plastic bags (freezer and sandwich bags)
you already own.
- Resist advertising and marketing ploys to buy items
you do not need, and avoid impulse buying whenever possible.