Walmart Going Green
Summer is the time for travel. Learn how to cut waste and make green choices while on your summer trips.
Tips for Reducing Waste on Your Summer Vacation
Planning and Packing
Before you leave home, adjust the air conditioning and water heater thermostats to conserve energy.
Rather than buying small, travel-sized toiletries, fill reusable containers with shampoo, soap and other necessities.
Planning and Packing
Before you leave home, adjust the air conditioning and water heater thermostats to conserve energy.
Rather than buying small, travel-sized toiletries, fill reusable containers with shampoo, soap and other necessities.
On the Road
When you leave your hotel room, switch off the air conditioning, lights and TV to reduce energy use.
While on your trip, remember to take only the amount of products that you need from restaurants or lodgings. Take only napkins, condiment packets, free brochures, maps or coupons that you will actually use.
When you leave your hotel room, switch off the air conditioning, lights and TV to reduce energy use.
While on your trip, remember to take only the amount of products that you need from restaurants or lodgings. Take only napkins, condiment packets, free brochures, maps or coupons that you will actually use.
Fun for Kids
To pass the time on long drives or rainy vacation days, bring scrap paper for drawing and games.
Start an art project with "found" objects — collages and sculptures made from discarded items are a growing trend!
Shop at stores that specialize in used sports equipment — you'll save money and promote reuse.
To pass the time on long drives or rainy vacation days, bring scrap paper for drawing and games.
Start an art project with "found" objects — collages and sculptures made from discarded items are a growing trend!
Shop at stores that specialize in used sports equipment — you'll save money and promote reuse.
Enjoying the Outdoors
For picnics, set the table with reusable dinnerware or ask people to bring their own reusable plates and containers. And remember to recycle all bottles and cans after the party!
Hot summer days require gallons of thirst quenchers. Be sure to recycle the used beverage containers. Consider putting a filter on your water tap and refilling bottles with the filtered water. Instead of buying many small drink bottles, buy drinks or drink mixes in bulk and fill reusable bottles.
Hot summer days require gallons of thirst quenchers. Be sure to recycle the used beverage containers. Consider putting a filter on your water tap and refilling bottles with the filtered water. Instead of buying many small drink bottles, buy drinks or drink mixes in bulk and fill reusable bottles.
Buy in Bulk and Reuse
With a few easy choices, your family can gain big savings on items you buy every day while also reducing waste.
Buy cereal in a large box instead of in individual serving sizes.
Buy juice in concentrates and drink out of reusable containers instead of single serving packages.
Save money by buying bottled water in a large plastic jug instead of six packs of 16 ounce bottles.
With a few easy choices, your family can gain big savings on items you buy every day while also reducing waste.
Buy cereal in a large box instead of in individual serving sizes.
Buy juice in concentrates and drink out of reusable containers instead of single serving packages.
Save money by buying bottled water in a large plastic jug instead of six packs of 16 ounce bottles.
Buy Products in Containers That You Know You Will Be Able to Recycle
It is important to familiarize yourself with what types of containers and items can be recycled in your local recycling program. Once you know what containers you can recycle look for products that come in those containers so you can recycle them when the products are all used up. Many products are commonly sold in recycled containers made from aluminum, steel, #1 and #2 plastic and glass.
Use rechargeable batteries in toys, flashlights and radios. You can save $200 a year by using rechargeable batteries instead of disposables in one CD player used two hours a day.
Use cloth diapers instead of disposable diapers. You’ll save $600 per child by using a laundry diaper service instead of disposable diapers.
Use a real camera instead of disposable ones. If you take 24 pictures each month you will save $144 each year.
Use an electric razor or hand razor with replaceable blades instead of disposable razors.
Technology is a huge part of our daily lives. We carry around cell phones and media players, work all day on a computer and come home to watch television. But electronic devices also make up 70 percent of the toxic waste in our landfills.
Use an electric razor or hand razor with replaceable blades instead of disposable razors.
Technology is a huge part of our daily lives. We carry around cell phones and media players, work all day on a computer and come home to watch television. But electronic devices also make up 70 percent of the toxic waste in our landfills.
Keep your electronics out of landfills at all cost. If they still work, donate them to a second-hand store for reuse. If not, find a place to recycle them. It could be a community event, a retail store or even a manufacturer take back program. All of these are better than your trash can.
Recycling electronics is important, but only if they no longer work. Consider options that will reuse this technology again and keep it out of the waste stream.
Trade in video games and movies for credit at stores that sell these items
Donate your televisions and computer monitors to Goodwill or other second-hand stores
Offer your old cell phone to a service provider so it can be refurbished
5 Everyday Pollution Solutions
Your Guide to Going Green
Recycling electronics is important, but only if they no longer work. Consider options that will reuse this technology again and keep it out of the waste stream.
Trade in video games and movies for credit at stores that sell these items
Donate your televisions and computer monitors to Goodwill or other second-hand stores
Offer your old cell phone to a service provider so it can be refurbished
5 Everyday Pollution Solutions
Your Guide to Going Green
1
Use cast iron pans instead of nonstick. Read about Teflon health concerns.
2
To avoid chemicals leaching into food, go easy on processed, canned or fast foods and never microwave plastic. Read about Bisphenol A, a toxic food-can lining ingredient associated with birth defects.
3
Buy organic, or eat vegetables and fruit from the "Cleanest 12" list. Find out more about the "Dirty Dozen."
4
Pregnant women should use iodized salt to combat chemical interference from the thyroid. Read about rocket fuel's effect on the thyroid.
5
Seal outdoor wooden structures.
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