40 Things To Do For The 40th Anniversary Of Earth Day
In honor of the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day, here are a few simple yet effective ways to reduce waste,
save energy, trees, and other resources, and help fight pollution and curb climate change.
1. You’ll be more likely to recycle consistently if you set up a recycling area in your kitchen or utility room. Post a list nearby of the items that are accepted for recycling in your local community.
2. Reuse or recycle as many of your empty health and beauty product containers as you can. If you can’t reuse them at home, containers such as your empty vitamin or supplement bottles can be recycled with your home recycling. Other cosmetic and toiletry tubes, bottles, and jars (from any brand) can be taken back to retail stores including Origins and MAC.
3. Choose toilet paper made from 100% recycled fibers. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, if every household in the U.S. replaced one roll of virgin fiber toilet paper with 100% recycled ones, we’d save 423,900 trees.
4. When decorating your home, choose items made from reclaimed materials – for example, a recycled glass vase from RecycleBank Reward Partner UncommonGoods, a rug made from old cotton t-shirts, or a basket made from telephone wire. It saves resources and extends the useful life of the materials.
5. Find out how to recycle items that you can’t place in your curbside bin like batteries, compact fluorescent light bulbs, and plastic bags. When in doubt, call your local solid waste management agency or go to earth911.org.
Did you know?
The energy saved by recycling even one cell phone is enough to power a laptop for 44 hours1. Celebrate the 2nd annual cell phone recycling week with the EPA and RecycleBank.
Starting this month, we’re giving you the opportunity to recycle even more electronic devices. From iPods to cameras, and laptops to game systems, you can now send in over 10 categories of electronics and earn points.
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