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SIERRA CLUB’S list of What You Can Do
At Home
- reduce consumption by using both sides of your paper, using email, and reading newspapers online
- reduce junk mail by writing to Mail Preference Service, c/o Direct Marketing Association, P.O. Box 9008, Farmingdale, NY 11735-9008
- complete the circle: purchase recycled and tree-free products
- buy only certified forest products and certified or salvaged wood for construction and furnishings
- avoid purchasing rayon viscose clothing
- purchase certified shade grown and organic coffee
In your local community
- ask local stores to carry tree free and recycled products
- support (or start) community recycling programs, for mixed paper as well as newspaper
- encourage local stores to stock sustainably certified, salvaged or recycled wood.
- request that office-supply stores stock recycled and tree-free paper.
- ask local building contractors to use certified wood products.
In your Sierra Club chapter and group
- print newsletters on recycled paper or alternative fibers such as kenaf; offer an online version
- learn about logging and wood and paper production in your region
- organize a trip to a clearcut site or have a slide show to show people the impact of unsustainable forestry
At work or school
- do not print unnecessary documents and proofread to reduce the need to re-print papers
- program photocopiers to default to two-sided copying
- begin a recycling program and provide bins for all departments and rooms
- purchase recycled, chlorine-free, and/or alternative fiber products
Public policy activism
- ban road building and logging in National Forests (McKinney-Leach bill)
- remove or reverse subsidies to timber harvesting
- ask elected officials to use only recycled or alternative fiber papers in their offices
Contacts
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