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

2. 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

3. 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

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

5. Car pool (share rides)

6. Wash your car far away from drains

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

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

9. Don’t use pesticides

10. Eat organic foods that don’t use pesticides

11. Use an electric lawnmower instead of a gas powered one

12. Don’t throw chemicals away in sewer drains

13. Don’t dump oil or paint on the ground

14. Do your driving errands all at one time

15. Keep your car stereo volume down

16. Clean up oil spills with cat litter

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

18. Don’t buy products that come in aerosol spray cans

19. Accelerate your car slowly

20. Keep your car maintained

21. Use non-toxic cleaning materials

22. Don’t litter local rivers and lakes