Buy Locally Grown
Did you know buying locally grown food does more than supply you with fresher, in-season foods? Buying locally reduces transportation fuel use, helps to preserve our community's green space and supports our local economy. Next time you visit your market, ask for locally grown goods. Learn more...

Use 100% post consumer recycled paper
At home and at work; save 5 pounds of carbon dioxide per ream of printer paper by using 100% post consumer recycled paper! Look around…do you know how much paper your office uses? A ton?

In addition, by printing on both sides of the paper, you effectively double that savings- 10 pounds of CO2 per ream.
Clogged mailbox? Too much junk mail?

A 20 minute investment of your time, will help clear that mailbox paper jam! Plus you can do it in the leisure of your home. For only $1, the Direct Marketing Association
( www.dmaconsumers.org/cgi/offmailing ) will remove you from many junk mail sites.

For other great techniques to stop and to prevent junk mail, please visit this website- www.obviously.com/junkmail/ and take action.

Squiggly Bulbs
What is an easy way to save on energy costs and help the environment? Compact Fluorescent Bulbs save 75% of the energy, last up to 10 times longer and will produce 75% less heat. They may cost a little more, but will pay for themselves quickly. They are not the old fluorescent bulbs we all remember, but a new brighter, whiter light that can fit any fixture. Hint: Compare lumens to get the right light output and recycle responsibly. Reference: EPA Energy Star.
You can also recycle your used Compact Fluorescent Bulbs. For information, times and location of the Household Electronics & Chemical Collection Center (HEC3), located at 2990 110th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, please visit the website- http://www.pinellascounty.org/utilities/swapshop.htm or call (727) 464-7500. Also visit http://www.pinellascounty.org/utilities/mobile-collection.htm or call (727) 464-7500 to learn more about Mobile Collection Events.