Different Kinds of Recycling

-Capri Sun Juice Packets can be sent to Terra Cycle http://www.terracycle.net/ and they make back packs and purses out of them

-Shoes can be taken to Nike http://www.nikereuseashoe.com/for recycling

-Flip Flops can be sent to Nigeria for recycling http://www.uniqueco-designs.com/

-Pens can be sent to Terra Cycle http://www.terracycle.net/ and they refill them

-Ink cartridges can be taken to any Costco http://www.costco.com/ for refilling

Coastal Cleanup Day

The largest volunteer day on the planet.

Takes place the third Saturday of every September.

Heal the Bay coordinates more than 60 beach, inland, dive and kayak cleanup sites in L.A. County for all to participate.

The next Coastal Cleanup Day is September 17, 2011.

Turn It Off

Get into the habit of turning the tap off when washing your face, brushing your teeth or shaving, and only have it on when necessary. Water running when it's not in direct use is needlessly soaking up your money.

Savin' Water

If you're running the bath or shower waiting for the water to heat up, put a large bucket under to catch the water. Use this water for plants, pets, cleaning.

Hang It Up

Return wire hangers to the dry cleaner to be recycled Every year, 3.5 billion wire hangers end up in the landfill. Your dry cleaner will reuse wire hangers for the next customer. Most dry cleaners will even accept wire hangers in poor condition. Instead of being reused, they will likely be sent to a metal dealer or returned to the supplier. Remember that by simply , you can help to recycle, and clean trash from our planet every time you visit.

Take A Hike

Run outside instead of getting on the treadmill A 30 min workout on the treadmill uses approximately .75 kWh of energy per day. Run outside twice a week instead, and over the course of a month, you will conserve the amount of energy required to watch television for 12 hours or do 24 loads of laundry.

Reuse

Reuse your old yard debris! Leaves, lawn cuttings, and wood chips naturally fertilize and add nutrients to your soil.

Uhmm

If you are driving around with the cooler, beach chairs, and charcoal grill from your vacation in your trunk, you are not getting good gas mileage. An extra 100 pounds in the trunk can reduce your car's fuel efficiency by up to 2 percent, so take the time to store your stuff in your garage.

Save It For the Fishes

Liquid laundry detergent is almost 80% water - a valuable, non renewable resource. If 20,000 Americans switched to powdered laundry detergent, it would save 55,000 gallons of water per year.