Support local groups in your area that are lobbying for habitat protection and improvements to pollution control standards. Support community planning that encourages high-density housing rather than urban sprawl. Use and support public transport. Ride your bicycle. Find out how to safely dispose of hazardous household waste such as creosote, paint, solvents and treated lumber.
Many communities now have collection facilities for household hazardous wastes.
Avoid the use of pesticides and herbicides in your garden. Use biodegradable household cleansers. Use unbleached paper products. Some types of dioxins and furans pose significant threats to fish-eaters like eagles. Federal regulations introduced in 1990 restricted the amount of both substances allowed in pulp mill waste in B.C., and levels have dropped by almost 90 per cent since then.