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