The Consumer's Handbook for Reducing Solid Waste.

Institution	Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC.
Titel	The Consumer's Handbook for Reducing Solid Waste.
Quelle	(1992), (40 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Conservation (Environment); Elementary Secondary Education; Environmental Education; Pollution; Recycling; Science Education; Solid Wastes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Schadstoffbelastung; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Reststoff
Abstract	This profusely illustrated and informally written booklet describes how people can help solve a growing problem--garbage. The following 12 tips are presented: (1) Reduce the amount of unnecessary packaging; (2) Adopt practices that reduce waste toxicity; (3) Consider reusable products; (4) Maintain and repair durable products; (5) Reuse bags, containers, and other items; (6) Borrow, rent, or share items used infrequently; (7) Sell or donate goods instead of throwing them out; (8) Choose recyclable products and containers and recycle them; (9) Select products made from recycled materials; (10) Compost yard trimmings and some food scraps; (11) Educate others on source reduction and recycling practices and make your preferences known to manufacturers, merchants, and community leaders; (12) Be creative--find new ways to reduce waste quantity and toxicity. Appendix A contains source reduction alternatives for around the home, Appendix B defines reusable vocabulary, and Appendix C contains a list of Environmental Protection Agency resources. Brightly colored drawings accompany almost every page of the text. (PR)
Anmerkungen	Communications Services Branch (OS-305), Office of Solid Waste, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20460.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC