Guidelines - Waste Prevention Resources - Waste Management Northwest

Waste Prevention Is Even Better Than Recycling!

Before you buy, use or discard an item, ask yourself:

Reduce: Can I buy this product with less packaging?
Reuse: Can I or someone else use this again?
Recycle: Can I recycle this after I use it?

These links provide many specific ideas about how you can reduce waste:

Alternative Gifts International
Buy Recycled - Technical and marketing assistance to selected Puget Sound area businesses that process recyclable materials or use them to manufacture recycled-content products.
Clothing Swap - Swap, sell and buy clothes with people from around the world.
Conspicuous Consumption to Calculated Consumption
Consumer Consequences - What would the world look like if everyone lived like me?
Earth Day: Waste Management Makes Every Day Earth Day
Environmental Education Links

Freecycle Network
Green Home - Guides and other resources for salvage, reuse and "building green".
Greener Purchasing - Information to help consumers make environmentally-friendly purchases. Consumers Union is the publisher of Consumer Reports magazine.
King County Green Schools Program - Assisting schools to recycle and conserve resources

Mail Preference Service - Remove your name from mailing lists
People for Puget Sound
Reusable Packaging Association
Spring Cleaning: Remember to Reuse and Recycle
Staycation to save money and the environment!
Valentine's Day: Give Love - Not Extra Waste
Washington Citizens for Resource Conservation
Washington Toxics Coalition

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