Buy Minimally Packaged Goods
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If you reduce your
garbage by
around 10% by
purchasing
•
products with less
packaging, you
could save
$1,000 and
1,200
lbs. of carbon
dioxide per year.
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More than 70% of corrugated cardboard is recovered and recycled into new boxes and
paper products.
The fact is, the fibers from one corrugated box can have up to seven or
eight lives.
Breakdown and flatten your boxes for easier transporting before taking them to
your local recycling center.
If you do not have a center available, check with a local grocer or
department store such as Wal-Mart or Target to see if they will bale your cardboard in their
in-house recycling program.
