If we can reduce the amount of things we buy and the energy we use, then reuse the resources we already have, and recycle all of our paper cardboard plastics and metals, we will make an incredible impact on our environment.
We can keep greenhouse gases from being produced and preserve more of our natural resources including trees so they will continue absorbing carbon dioxide from the air.

Although the phrase “ Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle” is familiar to most people, many may not realize that these actions are listed in priority order. Recycling should be the last resort

Disposable plastic water bottles are a good example.
Many people do not realize that almost all plastics are made from petroleum, so it's a good rule to buy and use a few plastics as possible.
The container recycling Institute tells us that it takes more than 1.5 million barrels of oil year (enough fuel for 100,000 cars for a year) to make enough water bottles just for people in the United States alone.
Transporting and disposing of them add to the environmental strain water bottles cause. We can reduce the number water bottles we buy by simply refill them or use sturdier reusable water containers. If we all did this think of the millions of barrels of oil we'd save!

The “reduce” principal goes for all the disposable items. OPT for quality rather than throwaway items for purchase, like cameras, plates, and razors. Use commuter mugs for your coffee and reusable shopping bags rather than plastic bags. Plastic bags do not biodegrade and often end up in our oceans and waterways. If you must buy disposables go for the recyclable plastics with the least amount of packaging.

Supporting businesses that practice the “reuse” principle by using recycled containers and packaging encourages other companies to join the trend.

While more companies are using recycled materials and their products than ever before the majority have yet to catch on. If your cereal box or milk bottles made from 100% recycled card paper border glass then your reward support and grow the recycled products industry simply by buying a particular product. I

In terms of recycling many of us recycle with our eyes closed these days, having formed the habit during past decades. Our city, country, or private trash haulers often supply us with bins for convenient curbside recycling. Waste management Americas largest solid waste company was the first to focus on residential single stream recycling, which allows customers to mix recycled paper plastic and glass in one bin. They found that residential single stream programs have greatly increased recycling rates, recovering as much is three times the amount recyclable waste.

However half of US households still do not have curbside recycling, which may account for some of the 3,633 million pounds of recyclable water bottles in the US that ended up in the landfills in 2004.
In 2000 by recycling solid waste, Americans prevented the release of 32.9 million metric tons of carbon equivalent (the unit of measure for greenhouse gases) into the air.
Looking back several decades we have progressed by leaps and bounds in the amount of trash we recycle let us continue this momentum to gain our victory over global warming.

resources:
www.enviroglasproducts.com

www.recycledproducts.org

www.recycline.com