Show II Ii Littering Lessons A unit of the League of Women Voters of Bountiful was held last Wednesday Oct 14 at the Community Church with 29 members and guests present Mrs Laurence Dechart president conducted MRS RUTH Draper of the state league board was the guest speaker The issue discussed by local league members was pollution This subject was presented by Mrs bars Jane Mrs Rene Zimmerman and Mrs Sara Cummings The following iI information is important and should be saved from this issue of the Clipper and posted on your billboard 1 REDUCE THE amount of waste you produce by considering considering considering con con- what will happen to each thing you purchase Cellophane waxed paper styrofoam styrofoam styrofoam foam and plastics are gradable Try to reuse them in their original form 2 Start a compost heap from garbage scraps Bury 6 in the garden Harden grease and feed it to the birds Use coffee grounds in inthe inthe inthe the garden or for house houseplants plants 3 IF YOU must buy th them m purchase soft drinks in returnable returnable returnable re re- re- re bottles boycott non- non returnable containers 4 Take your our brown grocery bags back to the market at least twice Or use a mesh or canvas tote bag they are more chic 5 BRING YOUR own cup cupor or mug to meetings Stop using foam cups paper cups plates and napkins 6 Pick a detergent that is biodegradable and has a low phosphate content Or you could cut the amount of detergent detergent detergent de de- de- de in half and fill the rest with washing soda Buy Buya a washer which has a suds- suds saver Check Consumers Union Sept 1970 for a list of brands 7 DRIVE YOUR car less Keep your exhaust emission control equipment in good con con- Form a car carpool Use public transportation 8 Old paper can be made into new paper Get involved in a community pape paper recycling recycling recycling re re- cycling program 9 HAVE A wide community-wide well publicized Environmental tal Sunday 10 Keep open a personal Environmental Hot Line to the Dept of Sanitation and the Air Pollution Boards 11 11 IF YOU smoke filter tip tP cigarettes put them in the garbage Dont Don't flush them away as they clog drains and andare andare andare are pollutants 12 Dont Don't smoke 13 SAVE WATER Put bricks in the tank of your toilet so it uses less water when flushing Dont Don't leave the faucet on when brushing teeth 14 Avoid using electrical appliances especially dishwashers dishwashers dishwashers dish dish- washers during the peak evening hours 7 5 Do you really need that electric can- can opener carving knife nail buffer etc 15 LOCATE your sewage disposal plant and ask for evidence of its efficiency How much untreated water each week goes back into the water supply Write the State Board of Health and request sterile sample bottles and directions for testing the quality of water in ponds springs and out of your own faucet 16 Acquire a phone list of local polluters Call them often and register a formal complaint 17 SA SAVE VE PAPER and therefore therefore therefore there there- fore trees Trade magazines and newspapers rs Read them in tHe l Do Donate Donate- ate used Sed i ones ories to the YWCA Central City etc 18 Avoid paper towels At least cut down their use by using sponges and cloth towels more often 19 AVOID disposable diapers diapers diapers dia dia- dia- dia pers or cut their use to a minimum 20 Write on both sides of ofa a paper 21 USE LUNCH boxes instead instead instead in in- stead of sacks Reuse all plastic bags 22 Use popcorn as a packing packing packing pack pack- ing material so it can later be eaten 23 GIVE USABLE clothing to to charitable organizations Try browsing the thrift shops for second hand finds 24 Become about pollution Get facts 25 A GROUP might take a local pollution inventory Establish a pollution dishonor dishonor dis udis honor roll or name a polluter pol polluter luter of the week Organize Organ Organ- ize write-ins write to the presiding presiding presiding ing judge of polluters who in court cases are let off 26 Become familiar with pending pollution anti bills or ordinances Write letters to the mayor governor etc 27 SEE THAT THA T environmental environ environ- mental mental ecological ecological literature is accessible at the library 28 Have an pollution anti-pollution pro-ecological pro float in the next parade 29 JOIN A Round Earth Society such as The American Forestry As- As soc St. St NW Wash D D. D DC D.C. C. C Friends of the Earth Pacific Ave San Francisco Calif Audubon Soc 1130 Ave New York N. N Y Parks Assoc 1701 St. St N NW W. W Wash DC D.C. 30 CONVINCE nurseries in inthe inthe inthe the area to provide iI information information orma- orma tion and sell publications on control of pests without 31 Mechanized forms of recreation use a much larger amount of space per person than simpler quieter forms Hikers could share a mile of trail without getting in each others way Ten trail bikes on one mile mil e is a noisy disaster Educate your children chil chii chil children dren to enjoy non recreational activities canoeing biking hiking snowshoeing snowshoeing snowshoeing snow- snow shoeing cross-country cross etc 32 IF YOU use trees at Christmas use live ones that are native to the region 33 Recycle this list P Pass Passa it to a friend y |