this week, your challenge is to...
- recycle styrofoam.
- although you cannot recycle styrofoam on your own (in my city at least), you can bring it to a municipal garage and they will recycle it for you.
- in the city of kirkland, you can deposit your styrofoam here!
- if you are unsure about your city's regulations, give them a phone call!
- for example, your town should have an information page like this one!
this week, your challenge is to...
- start composting.
- (1) to minimize landfills.
- > residential waste is made up of 40% compostable materials!
- (2) to save money.
- > you'll no longer have to buy chemical fertilizers.
- (3) to save resources.
- > compost helps with water retention so you'll waste less water.
- (4) to improve your soil.
- > compost returns valuable nutrients to the soil.
- (5) to reduce your environmental impact.
- > decrease CO2 emissions caused by vehicles who transport waste.
- > stop chemical fertilizers from running off into our rivers, lakes and streams.
- > diminish groundwater pollution caused by buried organics (when they react with metals in landfills).
