A school usually prints a paper newsletter for every student. It starts sending the newsletter online and prints only a few office copies. What choice reduces demand on a resource?

A family fills reusable water bottles from a tap before soccer practice instead of buying packs of bottled water. What choice reduces demand on a resource?

A gardener spreads fallen leaves around plants instead of buying bagged mulch. What choice reduces demand on a resource?

A class keeps scrap paper with one blank side for practice problems instead of taking fresh sheets. What choice reduces demand on a resource?

A store lets shoppers bring cloth bags and take no plastic bags at checkout. What choice reduces demand on a resource?

A computer lab collects old printer cartridges so a company can refill them instead of making every cartridge new. What choice reduces demand on a resource?

A park replaces disposable plates at a picnic with washable plates that people return after eating. What choice reduces demand on a resource?

A town collects aluminum cans separately so factories can make them into new cans. What choice reduces demand on a resource?

A student repairs a backpack zipper instead of buying a new backpack. What choice reduces demand on a resource?

A restaurant gives customers water only when they ask instead of filling every glass automatically. What choice reduces demand on a resource?

A class donates outgrown uniforms to younger students instead of sending them to the trash. What choice reduces demand on a resource?

A library lends books to many readers instead of each reader buying a new copy. What choice reduces demand on a resource?

Mia carries lunch in a washable container and brings it home each day. What action is shown, and what evidence supports it?

A family buys a large tub of yogurt instead of many single-serving cups. What action is shown, and what evidence supports it?

A factory melts used glass bottles and forms the glass into new jars. What action is shown, and what evidence supports it?

A student places a broken marker in the trash because it cannot be used or recycled at school. What action is shown, and what evidence supports it?

A store stops giving a receipt unless a customer asks for one. What action is shown, and what evidence supports it?

A child turns an empty oatmeal container into a pencil holder. What action is shown, and what evidence supports it?

A community center collects cardboard boxes, and a mill turns the cardboard into new paper. What action is shown, and what evidence supports it?

A camper washes a metal fork and uses it at every meal instead of using plastic forks once. What action is shown, and what evidence supports it?

A teacher posts homework online instead of making a paper copy for every student. What action is shown, and what evidence supports it?

A city collects plastic milk jugs and sends them to be made into park benches. What action is shown, and what evidence supports it?

A plastic bag blows into a creek after being left on the ground. What environmental change can it cause?

Used motor oil is poured onto bare soil near a driveway. What environmental change can it cause?

A landfill receives many single-use plastic forks every day. What environmental change can this cause?

Leftover paint is dumped into a storm drain that leads to a pond. What environmental change can this cause?

A fishing line is left tangled in grass near a lake. What environmental change can it cause?

Food scraps are sealed inside regular trash and buried in a landfill. What environmental change can this cause?

Batteries are tossed into regular trash instead of a special collection bin. What environmental change can this cause?

After a storm, a pile of plastic wrappers washes into a street storm drain and gets stuck there. What environmental change can this cause?

A broken glass bottle is left on a hiking trail. What environmental change can it cause?

A leaking container of lawn chemical sits beside a garden. Rain carries some liquid into the soil. What environmental change can this cause?

A classroom wants to save the most paper during morning work. What action helps more: using both sides of each sheet or recycling sheets after one side?

A family wants to reduce plastic bottle use at lunch. What action helps more: refilling one bottle all week or recycling a new bottle daily?

A school wants to lower the demand for new art supplies. What action helps more: using leftover paper scraps or buying new paper and recycling scraps?

A picnic group wants to create less trash. What action helps more: bringing washable cups or using paper cups and recycling them afterward?

A library wants to reduce the resources used for reading a popular book. What action helps more: lending one copy many times or recycling each copy after one reader?

A garden club wants to use fewer new plastic pots. What action helps more: washing old pots for new seedlings or recycling old pots and buying new ones?

A cafeteria wants to save the most water used for cleanup. What action helps more: serving water on request or washing many untouched full cups?

A town wants less yard waste in the landfill. What action helps more: using grass clippings as mulch or bagging clippings for trash pickup?