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Plastic

Reduce Packaging And Plastics.  Stop using millions of kilograms of plastic which uses millions of barrels of oil to produce.  Too often where plastic is manufactured the local environment gets trashed and the workers and nearby residents get sick from harmful chemical emissions.  Plastic bags and water bottles release endocrine disrupters like Phallates and Bisphenol A, especially when they're reused or heated.  Don't buy heavily packaged stuff.  Purchase goods with less packaging involving less energy to produce the package, less waste that goes to the landfill, and fewer trips to the curb to dispose of your trash.

Don't Be A Slave To Convenience. We'll all be paying later for using convenience foods like packaged mixed salads, because they use a lot of resources to produce.  Better still, do a 180^o and grow your own vegies.

Bring Your Own Cloth Shopping Bags.  Don't use clear plastic ones at the supermarket. You can buy cloth produce bags at the supermarket for nicks, or throw that head of cauliflower or a pumpkin directly into your shopping cart.  It doesn’t need its own plastic bag when you're going to wash and cook it.

Say No To Individual Wraps. Choose products without individually plastic-wrapped multiple servings.

Say No To Styrofoam Cups.  Switch to paper cups and containers. Styrofoam isn't recycled; it never biodegrades; it's just no good.

Avoid Tchotchkes. Just say no to freebies and imported giveaways that you don't really want, need or plan on having around for awhile. Tell your employer and vendors you don't want cheap plastic gimmicky imported Tchotchkes. If you stop taking that rubbish, the orders for them out of China will fall.

Avoid Eco-Unfriendly Dry Cleaning. Although many of the nasty chemicals they use have been banned, the ones they do use aren't good for you, your expensive clothes or the environment. When you need to dry clean, bring your own hangers and leave theirs and the plastic when you pick your stuff. If you're fussy, bring a garment bag.

Refill Your Printer Cartridge. Find a Cartridge World franchise and reuse instead of tossing and buying a new one. Mailing your used cartridges somewhere uses fossil-fuel-intensive air travel. The same with gimmicky faux green products that come with a mailing envelope. Don't mail something to recycle it!

No Trash Bags. Don't use specially bought plastic liner bags—line your kitchen garbage container with newspaper or those supermarket plastic bags that you still seem to accumulate despite the best intentions.