There are many different ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle. The important thing is to make a decision on every action until it becomes habit. If you stop at a convenient store and reach for a bottled water, maybe consider a fountain drink instead where the cup (as long as it is plastic) can be reused by you (plus you will save a quarter or two by purchasing a refill). It makes using a cup from a convenient store less painful on the environment and your wallet.
There are many other ideas for recycling containers. Here is another tip I use daily.
- Instead of buying a cup of coffee each day, buy a washable to-go cup. Keep it with you. Convenient stores have sinks where they let you rinse out your mug. You might find it difficult to remember each day. It will take some time to develop the habit, but making the decision to do your part of reducing, reusing and recycling is the largest part of change; the next is action.
- There are millions of plastic bottles delivered to landfills weekly. Here is a great website to see how many bottles of water find there way into landfills.
http://politics.mync.com/2009/06/plastic-bottles-soon-to-be-banned-from-landfills/
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July 28th, 2009 at 4:35 am
Hello. I think the article is really interesting. I am even interested in reading more. How soon will you update your blog?
July 29th, 2009 at 1:26 am
Oh, I’ve done the research. I’ve updated the post to include a hyperlink to the Wisconsin Law Review article I wrote on the subject.
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August 6th, 2009 at 12:54 am
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