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THE LORAIN COUNTY BOARD C-F COMMISSIONERSAnd:

THE LC_RAIN COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGENIENT DISTRICTwww.lorainconnty.ns/solidwaste 1-800-449-5463

A department of the Commissioners

SAVE SCRAP PAPER FORNOTES AND LETTERS. USEBOTH SIDES.

THINK OF MORE IDEAS!

the amount of trash andgarbage your family throws out.

BRING YOUR OWN BAGTO THE STORE.

FIX A BROKENTOYDON'T TIiROW IT our

Help keep your townand the whole worldcleaner and greener.Start at your house and

START A COMPOSTPILE FOR FOOD SCRAPs.

USE IT TO FERTILIZE YOUR GARDEN.

everything you can. It savesenerg)T, resources and raw materia s.

DECORATED CEREAL ORCRACKER BOXES MAKEGREAT FILE BOXES FORMAGAZINES, RECIPES ANDLETTERS.

CUT-DOWN PLASTICJUGS MAKE VERY

USEFUL FUNNELSOR SCOOPS.

EGG CARTONS MAKE GOODORGANIZERS FOR SMALL ITEMSIN THE WORKSHOP OR OrnCE.

DECORATE CANS AND JARSWITH COLORED TAPES, DECALSAND STICKERS. USE THEM ASSTORAGE CONTAINERS. OR FILLTHEM WITH CANDY AND GIVETHEM AS GIF1'S.

ALWAYS HAVE AN ADULT HELP WHEN USING SCISSORS OROTHER SHARP TOOLS.

YOU CAN THINK OF MANY MORE IDEAS!

everything you can!More and more new productsare being made from recycledmaterials. You can help.

Be part of your town'sRecycling Program.Get your friends· involved.

A IO-FOOT STACK OF NEWSPAPERSCAN BE RECYCLED INTO NEW BOOKSAND PAPER GOODS TO SAVE ATREE FROM BEING CUT DOWN.

EVERY SODA CAN THAT'SRECYCLED SAVES ENOUGHELECTRIC ENERGY TO RUNYOUR TV FOR THREE HOURS!

A CLEANER, GREENER WORLD IS UP TO EVERYBODY!

A clean and green

CHECKLISTHow many of these things are youdoing? How many can you do?

0 Save water when you brush your teeth. 0 Plant trees. If every person in AmericaWet your toothbrush, then tum oli the planted just one tree, there would bewater while you brush and tum the water 250 million of them cleaning the air andon again only to rinse out your mouth and making the earth a greener and happierthe toothbrush. place to live.

0 Recycle your newpapers. If everyone in 0 Be extra careful when you throwawayAmerica recycled their newspapers we'd the plastic six pack rings that hold yoursave 250 million trees every year. soda cans. Animals often get hurt by six

pack rings when they wind up in the

0 Hold on to your balloons. If you let them water. Always cut up used six pack ringsfloat away they can end up somewhere and dispose of them properly.animals can swallow them and be hanned.

0 Check your house for hidden water leaks.

0 Next time you go to the beach or an Look at the faucets and the shower headsouting, take along a trash bag and spend to see if they are leaking water. If so, tella few minutes picking up litter. your parents.

0 Ask your parents to use rechargeable 0 Buy tuna that is caught without harmingbatteries in your toys that run on batteries. dolphins. Many companies now advertise

"dolphin-safe" tuna.

0 Remember to close the refrigerator dooras soon as you finish using it. 0 Ask your parents about composting some

of your garbage for use in your gardens

0 Remember to turn off the lights when later.you leave a room even if you're gonejust a few minutes. 0 Have your mother pack your school lunch

in a reusable container.

0 When you're going somewhere- rideyour bike or walk instead of driving. 0 Use less paper by writing on both sides.

0 Dress for the weather. When it's warm,dress appropriately. When it's cold, wear 0 Ask your parents to bring home usedlayers of clothing. This will help you paper from the office that you can useto cut down on air conditioning in the for writing or drawing on the blank side.summer and heating in the winter and Help your parents sort the items forsave a lot of energy. recycling. Recycling cuts down energy

use and the use of our precious natural

0 Recycle your aluminum cans- you can resources.run a TV for about 3 hours on the energyit takes to produce one aluminum can.*PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER