| How many books and magazines do you end up with | | | | have another option- reuse. Think about ways you |
| around your home? If you're like most families, you | | | | can reuse your books and magazines. Is there |
| might collect a great number of these. While books | | | | someone else who would like them? Can you donate |
| are often reusable, magazines and newspapers | | | | to the local library, book club or even a homeless |
| usually get thrown out after they are read. Just think | | | | shelter? |
| about all the trees that are cut down for these | | | | You can also try to sell them to a used book store, |
| books and magazines. It can take over 100 years to | | | | at a garage sale or flea market or even on eBay. If |
| replace the trees that are used in the making of | | | | you can't sell them or give them away, then think of |
| these products. | | | | some other options before throwing them in that |
| This is why it's so important for everyone to do their | | | | garbage can. |
| part to help the environment. You can do this with | | | | When reusing doesn't work anymore, turn to |
| the smallest and simplest of steps that you take. | | | | recycling. Most cities have local recycling centers and |
| Every gesture towards the environment makes a | | | | will even pick up your books, magazines and |
| difference, no matter how small you think it is. | | | | newspapers in their selected blue recycling bins. |
| Once of the easiest ways you can do this is to | | | | Remember before you throw away books and |
| recycle. One of the easiest products to recycle is | | | | magazines the big difference you can make on our |
| books and paper. When it comes to recycling, you | | | | future when you choose to reuse or recycle instead. |