Use Less & Buy Less

Get Creative and Think Big!
Join the Waste Less
Wisconsin Conservation Challenge.

Learn about what Wisconsinites are doing and embark on your own challenge to help Wisconsin waste less – www.wastelesswisconsin.org


Handle Hazardous Stuff Responsibly

• Read labels and do exactly what they say.
  
  
• Store products marked, “Danger,” "Warning" and "Caution" out of reach of children and pets and in their original labeled containers.
  
  
• Follow disposal instructions to prevent hazardous pollution.
  
  
• Choose the lease hazardous product for the job.
  
  
• Make your own non-hazardous household cleaners.
  
  
• Understand hazardous chemicals
  
  
• Recycle electronics
  
  
• Recycle fluorescent tubes and bulbs
• Recycle motor oil
  
  
• Choose rechargeable batteries
  
  
• Recycle batteries

Reuse Stuff.
Sometimes as much as half the cost of an item pays for packaging.

• Take unwanted items to a charity or resale shop
  
  
• Bring your own reusable bag, mug
  and water bottle
  
  
• Reuse containers for leftovers
  
  
• Eat leftovers. Or freeze them to eat later.
  
  
• Make double-sided copies and printouts
  
  
• Reuse packing peanuts and bubble wrap
  
  
• Take notes on scrap paper
  
  
• Refill ink and toner cartridges
  
  
• Have a rummage sale
  
  
• Wear hand-me-downs
  
  
• Use cloth napkins

Let Stuff Rot
Let nature do the recycling
when it comes to yard materials.

• Leave grass clippings on the lawn
  
  
• Mow over leaves and leave them on the lawn
  
  
• Compost yard materials and kitchen scraps
  
  
• Keep the air clean -
  never burn leaves and yard materials
  

Learn More About Yard Materials >