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Before you recycle or compost
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To get to Zero Waste, we must go beyond recycling and composting. We work hard to encourage companies to take responsibility for their products. And we offer tools to help the rest of us avoid unwanted junk in the first place, so we do not have to wonder how to get rid of it later.
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Using less, buying less, and reusing helps conserve precious resources and minimize waste.
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Soft plastic is any type of plastic that can be bunched up in your hand, such as plastic bags, plastic wrap, and bags that contain lettuce.
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Before San Francisco’s checkout bag legislation, some residents used paper grocery bags as a liner for their household recycling bin, or plastic checkout bags for their black bin. Now that many residents are bringing their own bags to the grocery...
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Check here to see if a laptop, desktop or monitor is registered in EPEAT, the global registry for greener electronics. EPEAT, short for Electronics Products Environmental Assessment Tool, is an ecolabel that covers environmental issues including...
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Check out RecycleWhere for recycling, reuse, and disposal options for plastics, batteries, fluorescent lights, televisions, couches, mannequins, and much more!
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Please email SF Environment to report styrofoam use at environment@sfgov.org
