Tips for Reducing Your Trash
- Increase recycling. Before throwing an item out, check to see if it is recyclable. There is no limit to the amount of material you can set out for collection in a cart.
- By simply typing in your zip code, the Earth 911 Recycling Hotline helps you locate recycling centers “for all types of recyclables” in your community: go to earth911.com.
- Compost yard and food waste
- At home
- Put it in your compostables cart if this service is offered in your area
- Bring it to our Trash and Recycle Center
Yard waste creates methane gas in landfills but, if composted, provides nutrients for plants and soil. Food scraps can be recycled by composting them, creating a natural product to feed plants and trees.
- Prevent waste
Before you buy, use or discard an item, ask yourself the following 4 Rs:
Reduce: Is there a similar product with less packaging?
Reuse: Can the product be used again?
Recycle: Can the product be recycled?
Buy recycled: Was the product made from recycled materials?