WHEN SHOPPING: BE WISE
 

 1. Avoid buying food or household products in plastic or styrofoam containers whenever possible. (They cannot be recycled and   do not break down in the environment.)
 2. Think twice about buying "disposable" products. (They really aren't disposable and are extravagant wastes of the world's resources.)
 3. Buy paper products instead of plastic if you must buy "disposables." They break down better in the environment and don't deplete the ozone layer as much.
 4. Check the energy rating of major appliances you purchase. Buy only the most-energy-efficient models.
 5. Ask questions. Don't buy products, such as styrofoam, that are hazardous to the environment or manufactured at the expense of important habitats such as rain forests.
 6. Buy locally grown food and locally made products when possible.
 7. Don't buy products made from endangered animals.

WHEN YOU HAVE A CAR : GIVE US FRESHER AIR

 8. Keep your car tuned up. Avoid being a smoke-belcher!
 9. Dispose used oil and junk parts.
10. Use public transportation whenever possible.
11. On weekends, ride your bike or walk instead.
 

WHEN YOU HAVE KIDS, NEPHEWS, NIECES, GRANDCHILDREN

12. Teach children to respect nature and the environment. Take them on hikes or camping. Help them plant a tree or build a birdhouse. Teach them by example.

AT HOME OR IN YOUR YARD

13. Start a compost pile.
14. Put up birdfeeders, birdhouses, and birdbaths.
15. Pull weeds instead of using herbicides.
16. Use only organic fertilizers. (They are still the best.)
17. Compost your leaves and yard debris, or take them to a yard debris recycler. (Burning them creates air pollution, and putting them out with the trash wastes landfill space.)
18. Take extra plastic and rubber pots back to the nursery.
19. Plant short, dense shrubs close to your home's foundation to help insulate your home against cold.
20. Use mulch to conserve water in your garden