Living green takes practice and discipline that you and your family can develop step by step. Instead of discarding, look for opportunities to limit waste. Here are four words which might help you.
RECYCLE
Glass, plastics, metal cans, mixed paper, cardboard, computers, batteries, etc See the list of what can be recycled at Henderson County Convenience Center.
Kitchen waste by composting
Donate things you don’t need to the UUFH auction or yard sale or to Mainstay, Blue Ridge Humane Society, or other non-profit organization.
REUSE
Zip bags, aluminum foil, rechargeable batteries
REPURPOSE
Look for new uses for old things
REFUSE
Don’t buy what is non-recyclable, limit the use of Styrofoam. buy refillable containers.