50 Simple Things 
Young Adults Can Do 
To Help Our Environment

1. Recycle Glass

     Every Month, Americans throw away enough glass bottles
and jars to fill a skyscraper. All those bottles and jars can be
used again by recycling. The energy saved by recycling one
glass bottle will light a 100-Watt light bulb for four hours!

2. Buy Now, Play Later

     Toys are made from natural resources -- the treasures of the
Earth. Toys that break right away are garbage. You can help
save the Earth's treasures by buying toys that are well-made and
will last.

3. Don't Can It!

     Soda cans are made of a metal called aluminum. Aluminum is
used for airplanes, cars, bicycles, and many household items --
not just soda cans. That's why it's important to save aluminum
whenever we can. So recycle those cans.

4. Precycle It!

     Over half of the plastic we buy and throw away each year is
just for packaging. All packaging uses up resources, so when
ever you buy something, you have a terrific chance to help the
Earth! Try to buy things that come in packages that can by
recycled or are made of materials that have already been
recycled.

5. Pass It On

     Americans throw out enough garbage to fill a football stadium
from top to bottom every day! You can help reduce garbage by
passing on clothes, books, and toys you've out grown rather then
tossing them out. Trade with you friends, or take these things to
a second-hand store or Goodwill. 

Well here are the first 5. More to come....... If you have any ideas you'd like to add please send them to me.