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Chemical and nuclear plants Industrial factories Oil refineries Human sewage Oil and antifreeze leaking from cars Littering Overcrowded landfills Deforestation Construction debris

Automobile emissions Tobacco smoke Combustion of coal Acid rain Noise pollution from cars and construction Manufacturing buildings Large ships Paint fumes Aerosol sprays Wildfires Nuclear weapons

Factories Refineries Waste treatment facilities Pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers Human sewage Oil spills Failing septic systems Soap from washing your car Oil and antifreeze leaking from cars Household chemicals Animal waste

Reuse and Recycle items Over 80% of items in landfills can be recycled, but they’re not

Car pool (share rides)

Wash your car far away from drains

Buy biodegradable products Americans generate 30 billion foam cups, 220 million tires and 1.8 billion disposable diapers every year

Don’t smoke Every year 335,000 Americans die of lung cancer, which is a direct result of air pollution

Don’t use pesticides

Eat organic foods that don’t use pesticides

Use an electric lawnmower instead of a gas powered one

Don’t throw chemicals away in sewer drains

Don’t dump oil or paint on the ground

Do your driving errands all at one time

Keep your car stereo volume down

Clean up oil spills with cat litter

Put trash in a can Every day Americans throw away 1 million bushels of litter out their car window

Don’t buy products that come in aerosol spray cans

Accelerate your car slowly

Keep your car maintained

Use non-toxic cleaning materials

Don’t litter local rivers and lakes