your trash and recycle things like junk mail, plastic & glass drink bottles, aluminium & tin drink cans whatever can be recycled. Get your company to put in place a paper recycling programme. refillable products and buy products with less packaging. It cuts down on waste. your own shopping bag! And make better use of the plastic bags you take. They're great for lining the bin or as garbage bags. Plastic bags are made with oil, a finite fossil fuel. down on the number of waste paper bins in your house. And instead of throwing away the plastic bag in each one, just tip the rubbish into a central plastic bag. an environmentally-friendly or fuel-efficient car instead. It makes a great statement and emits less particulate matter and CO2. Otherwise there's always our super-efficient public transport system. fridges and air-conditioners with more green ticks on their labels. They maximise energy use and could save you a fair bit of money. your computer at work – don't just put it on standby. the temperature on your air-con at home and get your workplace building manager to do so too, especially if it's too cold in the office. Plastic cups and bottles that end up on walkways instead of in recycling bins collect water and may breed mosquitoes. products that you know require inhumane methods or ozone-depleting substances in its harvesting, manufacture, growing, transportation, and even destruction. Copyright © 2006 National Environment Agency. All Rights Reserved. NEA Call Centre Hotline: 1800-CALL NEA (1800-2255 632)/ Fax: 6235 2611 Enquiry Email: Contact_NEA@gov.sg