Not Really Recycling If You're Not Buying Recycled, You're Not
Really Recycling! - Commit to "Buy Recycled" at home and
encourage the use of recycled-content products at your office. -
Organize a display of recycled-content products at your church,
office, school, or retail shopping center. - Ask local retailers
to stock more products made from recycled materials. - Look for
"safe bets" that always have recycled content, such as steel,
aluminum, glass, paper egg cartons, and cereal boxes. - Purchase
remanufactured products and equipment like toner cartridges,
office furniture, auto parts, re-refined oil, or retreaded
tires. - Teach children why, "If you're not buying recycled,
you're not really recycling." Organize a tour of a local
facility that manufactures recycled-content products. - Purchase
products you know can be recycled in your community. - If one of
your favorite products does not have recycled content, call the
manufacturer and ask them to change it. - Read product labels
and look for the highest