Read the fine print on today's EnvironMinute. The recycle symbol has become a modern icon for green-minded consumers. But that symbol doesn't mean that what you're buying is recycled. It just means it CAN be recycled. Buying recycled products helps encourage companies to use more recycled materials.
Consumers can pitch in with a little savvy shopping.
Check the labels on products like cereals and household cleaners to see if the packaging is made from recycled materials if it has postconsumer content, it is. The same goes for paper products like paper towels and stationary. A smart shopper can be one of the environment's most effective allies. The EnvironMinute is produced in cooperation with the National Safety Council and made possible by the Teresa and H. John Heinz III Foundation.