Reduce the amount of garbage produced by buying brands with less packaging. Buy products in bulk quantities or buy refills. When there is less packaging, there is less garbage. Instead of disposable products, buy things that can be washed and reused. Find other uses for things instead of throwing them away.
Many communities now have recycling centers.
Call community leaders to find out about such recycling options, or to support a center if one does not exist. Each day and each battery is considered a separate offence. Too much lead in the body can damage the brain and nervous system, blood, kidneys, the digestive system, and the reproductive system. Hazardous wastes require special disposal. Routinely discarding batteries into our municipal landfills is a problem throughout the country, because about 75 percent of Americans who change their own car batteries throw them away.