10 ways to recycle

Here are few recommendations, and some tips for getting started.

1. Use recycle bins: Make sure your home and office are outfitted with recycling bins for paper, plastic and metal. Keep them out in the open and label them appropriately at everybody's convenience.

2. Use Less Heat and Air Conditioning: Adding insulation to your walls can lower heating costs more than 25 per cent, by reducing the use of air conditioners.

3. Switch to CFLs: Wherever practical, replace regular light bulbs with compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs. CFLs last 10 times longer than incandescent bulbs.

4. Walk, bike, and limit the use of your car: Less driving means fewer emissions. Switch to mass transit system, and check out options for carpooling to work or school.

6. Recycle old newspapers: When finished reading the newspaper, either leave it for someone else to read or recycle it.

7. Buy rechargeable batteries: It takes 1,000 regular batteries to equal the lifespan of one rechargeable battery.

8. Limit the use of disposable cups and plates

9. Start a Compost pile: Keep your food scrap from going to the landfill and reduse climate change.

10. Use reusable bags: save money when shopping by taking your own reusable bag with you instead of purchasing a plastic bag that you will later need to dispose.