Easy Ways to Make Less Trash

The average American creates 4.6 pounds of trash each day, and that really piles up! All our trash in the landfills emits a gas called methane, which is the second biggest cause of global warming. And some of the trash we make gets to the ocean, which has created a huge garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean.
To reduce your impact on the landfill, try some of these following tips:

• Compost kitchen and yard scraps (how to available here)
• Bring reusable bags to the grocery store
• Switch from a paper lunch bag to a reusable lunch box
• Donate stuff you don't want anymore (but is still in good condition) to a thrift store, or sell it on craigslist or ebay.
• Keep something in your car to bring extra food from restaurants home with (instead of the disposable styrofoam containers)
• Try to buy things with as little packaging as possible. 
• Bring a reusable cup to Starbucks
• Avoid bottled water. Use a reusable water bottle instead (check out these cool designs)
• Use reusable containers instead of Ziploc bags
• Recycle! 
• Use reusable plates, silverware, and cups while eating
• When buying things, think about 
• will this break soon or will it last a long time?
• does this have excessive packaging?
• can I borrow or rent this instead?
• can I recycle this when I'm done with it?

This doesn't seem like much, but if everyone did these things, think how much a difference it would make!

For more tips, visit:

No Impact Man
Green Garbage Project
Gaiam Life
A zero waste family

Comment with your own tips and ideas! :)