Climate Quick Tip: Don’t just Recycle … Precycle

Climate Quick Tip: Don’t just Recycle … Precycle Make your purchases (or walk away) based in part on a precycling checklist. Find out whether the item is easily recyclable or consider how it's packaged. Can the item be easily (and usefully) repurposed? Let’s vote with our wallets for less waste. Earth911 offers up some precycling questions to consider.

Make your purchases (or walk away) based in part on a precycling checklist.  Find out whether the item is easily recyclable or consider how it's packaged. Can the item be easily (and usefully) repurposed? Let’s vote with our wallets for less waste.

Earth911 offers up some precycling questions to consider.

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