Tips to reduce your waste

• Switch from disposable to reusable products: food and beverage containers, batteries, plates, writing pens, razors, diapers, towels, shopping bags, etc. Check out the wide variety of reusable products available at the TRU Bookstore.
• Purchase sturdy binders that can be reused each semester.
• Avoid products that are packaged for single use (i.e. paper napkins, salad dressings, etc.).
• Instead of buying these items new, save and reuse all: bags, rubber bands, twisties, boxes, and packaging material. This is especially handy when you are packing up at the end of the school year.
• Avoid creating trash wherever possible: when ordering food, avoid receiving any unnecessary plastic utensils, straws, etc. Ask in advance specifically not to be given these items.
• Carry a mug with you wherever you go for take out beverages. On campus, and in many places throughout the city, you get a discount for using your own mug.
• Print papers, reports and assignments on double-sided paper. If possible, purchase paper that has high post-consumer recycled content. 
• When possible, avoid a take-out bag all together when purchasing small food items on campus.
• In general, think before you buy any product - do you really need it?  How did the production of this product impact the environment and what further impacts will there be with the disposal of the product?