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Ideas for Recycling in your own community:
 | Start a compost pile |
| Donate items that are still good but you no longer want |
| Trade items with others |
| Sell items to a salvage yard or second hand store |
| Request your city to begin plastic, glass and paper recycling (if they
don't already offer this service) |
| Buy items at a garage or yard sale or even an antique shop (that way
you are not purchasing new, but recycling something that no longer good to
someone else) |
| If you must throw something away, try to salvage any usable parts |
| Reuse packaging, boxes or containers if possible |
| Do research on the positive effects of recycling |
Places that may offer recycling in your community:
| City or municipal dump |
| County landfill |
| Junkyards or metal/plastic collection sites |
| Businesses that offer compost |
| Private commercial businesses |
Good Reasons to Recycle:
| Decreases use of fossil fuels & natural resources |
| Less items produced = less waste = nicer landscape, healthier and
cleaner |
| Waste not, want not |
| Saves money - also a great way to make money for some |
| Preserves water source |
| Less things to collect for trash day |
| Makes you feel good |
| Sensible and practical |
| Good for the earth, plants and your gardens |
| Become less dependent on the commercial market |
| Good for the economy (can even create jobs) |
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