The average US household produces about 4.5 pounds of solid waste per day.  About a third of it is packaging used only to get the item to your home. 

Every pound of solid waste that goes to the landfill generates 2 pounds of greenhouse gases.  Here are simple actions you can take to reduce your impact:

• Reduce packaging waste:
• Bring your own cloth bags when shopping.
• Buy in bulk.
• Purchase items with the least packaging.
• Buy recycled items.
• Reduce junk mail:  
  • Visit Mail Preference Service, Direct Marketing Association and request that they remove your name from all 3^rd class mailing lists.
  • Contact those companies still sending you junk mail and request to be removed from their lists.

For more information, visit EPA’s Climate Change Waste webpage.