Sample Articles for Publication

The following articles, along with clip art, were developed for use in newsletters or for your local newspaper, as a regular series on waste prevention. Revise the articles as desired.

The text was written by freelance author Peter Asmus, staff at CIWMB, and City of Davis recycling co-coordinators Dianne Makley and Catherine McCarthy. You can take credit for all the articles; however, the City of Davis would like to be acknowledged if their articles are used without major modifications. Also be aware that the articles sometimes call for you to "[insert local information.]"

Article credits

Peter Asmus of Sacramento, CA (916) 451-4811
Dianne Makely of Davis, CA (916) 757-5686
CIWMB staff in Sacramento, CA (916) 341-6363

Article index

General waste prevention Is your garbage really garbage? Meaning and importance of waste prevention Overview of waste prevention techniques Schools: laboratories of waste prevention Facts of waste prevention versus recycling The A,B,C's of waste prevention activism Sustainability = consuming and purchasing less It's landfull for California landfills	Shopping and packaging Grocery shopping with the four Rs in mind Reducing food waste by planning ahead General packaging reduction techniques Reduce packaging waste
Around the house Garage sales, rummage sales and thrift shops Reuse ethic: repair, donate and buy used Reusables: items like bags and boxes Don't dump, donate Junk mail	Composting and grasscycling Grasscycling offers simple alternative Catch the composting craze A recipe for good compost Xeriscaping Worm bins Tire reuse can be fun
At work Recharge printer toner cartridges State offers free service for firms "trading trash" Waste prevention at work	Holidays Don't make the holidays "the haulidays" Holiday "peanuts" Toward a "greener" Christmas tree

Last updated: April 21, 2008

Waste Prevention World http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/WPW/
Don Van Dyke: dvandyke@ciwmb.ca.gov, (916) 341-6615