- Shower together to save water
- Recycle those worn-out sneakers
- Although the record companies don't like to hear it, downloading music off theInternet instead of buying the CD can save precious landfill space.
Debbie Markey
When not recycling, Debbie Markey is executive director of the Houston Arboretum& Nature Center.
- A number of large supermarkets have bins to recycle plastic shopping bags, drycleaning bags and packaging.Photo by Giulio Saggan/ABC News
- The Houston Arboretum has a place to recycle all plastic flower pots and trays.Drive in at any time and toss your garden leftovers into the bin in thenortheast corner of the parking lot.
- Plastic bottles make up about 11 percent of the contents of landfills.Courtesy photo