PSU precycling survey

please take time to complete this survey (click here to go the survey)

Family fun

http://www.recycleyourtrash.org/

This Website from Marshall County (Plymouth, Indiana), is a very interactive and fun website to explore, with tips and tricks regarding recycling. It also includes information on precycling! The website features a page under "education" to get the kids involved, with a cute little cartoon called "Eddie the Eco Dog." This website is one place worth checking out for more useful information, and a good way to get the whole family involved.

Precycling Tips!

This video is great! It has excellent tips for precycling and discusses actual recyclable items. Also as an added bonus it was created by Oregonians.

Smart Shopping

Smart shopping not only reduces waste but also saves you money. The following are a few tips for smart shopping.

• Reusable shopping bags can be used several times and many grocers provide a bag discount.
• Avoid the case of water bottles and purchase reusable water bottles.
• Avoid Styrofoam packaging for items like eggs, instead purchase cardboard containers.
• Avoid individually wrapped items like 100 calorie packs, instead purchase reusable containers to store smaller portions.
• Avoid disposable items like razors and pens instead purchase reusable pens and razors.
• Take your own coffee mug to the coffee shop, this not only reduces the cost but also reduces waste. No paper coffee cups, including Starbucks, can be recycled.

For more tips visit http://www.clearwater-fl.com/gov/depts/solid_waste/docs_pub/wrtips.asp

PRE-cycling..What is it?

All this stuff about pre-cycling. How do I pre-cycle? With all the endless possibilities and different ways to re-duce and re-use, how do you sift through all that information when the Internet is full of so much? One site that is really helpful in the world of precycling, is Precycle-It! http://www.precycle-it.co.uk/
This site tells you what it is all about and lists some great ways to pre-cycle, check out their blog for even more information! http://www.precycle-it.co.uk/blog/
Their way of pre-cycling is by making a lot of things themselves! It is a lot cheaper and more environmentally friendly than buying most of the items we consume, it also saves on the lbs. of packaging we waste every year! Check out the site and try it for yourself. Learn to "think" BEFORE you buy!