Top 5 Ways to Keep Waste Out of Landfills-

There are loads of items that we use in everyday life and end up throwing into the trash. Even people with good intentions throw waste into the garbage recycling bin which can not be recycled. This means that people are unaware of which products can be recycled and can nor be.

Reduce, recycle and reuse are the most common ways to avoid waste going to landfills. Here are the top 5 ways to keep waste out of landfills.

The ways are classified for the various fields-

For Home- The best way to keep waste items out of landfills is to start initiating at your own home. It is not unusual to throw waste food into trash and become contributors to the landfills. Composting waste food by creating compost pile has a variety of benefits.

• Soil increases water retention
• Decreases the erosion
• Keeps the organic waste out of landfills.
• You can involve your kids and practice “3Rs” to keep outdated items out of landfills,

For Work- If you are a business owner or an employee of a company or involved in any company in anyway; then you can motivate your employees to go green and use green products instead of throwing plastic, paper and their products into trash. Did you know that Americans generates more than 250 billion tons of plastic annually which is a big concern. Here is what you can do-

• Use hard drives and emails instead of using papers, papers in order to save documents.
• Pay bills via e-billing
• Bring your own coffee mugs instead of using supply cups.
• You can also sell No use Branded merchandise to the recycling centers. There are many recycling centers like SwagCycle in the USA which takes "No Use" Branded merchandise where they either recycles or donate it in an ethical and affordable way. 

For Communities- Joining, involving or creating your own community with an aim to reduce waste is a great initiative.

• You can set up a community which donates computers, used branded merchandise in schools charities instead of throwing them.
• If you are involved in any community, then you can give your own ideas like setting up recycling bins to various locations.
• Conducting recycling programs in schools, institutes.

For Travel- Travelers generate more waste. Travelers even with good intentions throws waste by beaches, undesired trash bins etc. Here is what travelers need to follow-

• In case you visit beaches, make sure to bring waste with you and dispose in a desired trash bins/recycling bins.
• You mostly travel on hot summer days, make sure not to throw drink containers, reuse them in a creative way instead.

For Schools- Nothing can be a better way than teaching children about ‘3Rs’. They will remember and follow 3Rs for a lifelong. Teachers can take their kids to various charities and make them learn about giving used products to poor and needy ones instead of throwing them to the landfills.