10 easy ways to reduce your waste
Build these into your daily routine to make a big difference.
No. 1
Read the news on your phone instead of picking up a paper.
No. 2
Get a KeepCup for your coffee.
No. 3
Bring your own breakfast and lunch to work or school.
No. 4
Use scrap envelopes and junk mail to write your to-do list in the morning.
No. 5
If you have to print any documents, print black & white and double-sided.
No. 6
Try not to print documents for meetings. Use technology to present instead and email agendas and slides to attendees beforehand.
No. 7
When you head out to lunch, take a reusable container with you, and ask your local deli or lunch haunt if you can take away your lunch in that, rather than a disposable plastic container.
No. 8
Invest in a reusable water bottle and fill it up at water fountains.
No. 9
Use a natural loofah and compost at its end of life.
No. 10
Ask for a doggy bag when you go out for dinner to save food and money.
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