- Motor oil can be recycled, re-refined and used again.
- When recycling a computer, be sure to completely erase all data on the hard drive first. If that
can't be done, take the drive case out of the computer and break it into pieces.
- Recycling reduces energy usage.
- Recycling paper saves trees. Those saved trees clean the air of excess carbon dioxide
produced by burning of fossil fuels and deforestation.
- Food and garden waste are biodegradable wastes recycled by composting.
- Support local recycling efforts and purchase products compatible with your neighborhood
recycling program. Once you make a plan and start recycling, its easy to continue making our
earth clean.
- Clean recyclable material before recycling. You may get more money for them.
Cans
Use a can crusher to reduce the size of your recycled cans. Quality can crushers are usually
made of metal and last longer.
Metal scrap
Remove plastic, glass or any other metals from recyclable scrap metal.
- Buy products made from recycled materials (post-consumer materials or waste) when
possible.
- Choose paper rather than plastic bags at the grocery store.
- Buy organically made products. They can be composted or If put into a landfill, will
decompose quickly and not harm the environment.
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