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Green Tips

Green Living involves the Four Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Rebuy.

Listed below are tips to help apply the Four Rs to everyday life.

REDUCE

	Opt out of yellow pages for three years - http://shine.yahoo.com/event/green/how-to-stop-getting-the-yellow-pages-2448542/
	Remove your name from Direct Mail marketers’ lists for five years by registering with the Mail Preference Service of the direct Marketing Association. Visit http://www.dmachoice.org/.
	Now you can shop online, here's a link to help you cancel all the catalogs delivered to your house - https://www.catalogchoice.org/communities/details
	Turn off lights and TV when not in use.
	Clean the dryer's lint trap after every load.
	Keep your car tuned up and tires properly inflated.
	On hot days, water your lawn in the early morning or in the evening.
	Turn off faucet while brushing your teeth.
	Take shorter showers or turn off the water while washing your hair and body.

Yellow Pages

Lunchbox

REUSE

	Leave your grass clippings on the lawn.
	Use cloth napkins instead of paper.
	Use sponges instead of paper towels.
	Store food in reusable containers.
	Reuse plastic sandwich bags and aluminum foil.
	Got to the library to read magazines, newspapers, or books rather than buying them.
	Shop using reusable bags instead of single use plastic bags.
	Visit the City's Reuse Center for usable household products for cleaning and/or automotive, pool, lawn or paint needs.

RECYCLE

	Compost food scraps, leaves, and other organic materials.
	Recycle at home, at work, and while out and about!
	Recycle plastic bags at your local grocery store - not your residential cart.
	Recycle usable furniture, appliances and other unwanted items through Goodwill, CCA or other non-profit charitable organizations.

RETHINK

	Replace incandescent lights with energy-saving fluorescent bulbs.
	Buy energy-efficient appliances.
	Ride DART, ride a bike, or walk.
	Pack your own lunch and use a reusable lunch box or bag.
	Look into alternative energy sources. Check out http://www.infinitepower.org.
	Buy a hybrid vehicle Check out http://www.energy.gov/print/taxbreaks.htm.