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Welcome to Your Green Home

Eco-friendly tips for a healthy Kitsap home

Be green when
you clean
Make a safer choice
for human health and
Don’t flush Wipes clog pipes the environment
unwanted Don’t flush wipes, put
medications them in the trash Compost yard waste
Take prescription and some food scraps
medications to a LightRecycle in the back yard to make
Drop off household medicine return at free locations soil rich and healthy
hazardous waste products location for CFLs and tubes
for free at the Household Hazardous
Wash your car Waste Collection Facility
on the lawn or Can the
at a car wash grease

Fats, oils, and Collect water in a
grease clog rain barrel for reuse
pipes and
impact the
sewer system
E-Cycle
at free locations Curbside compost
for TVs, computers, (where available)
monitors, and more
• Toss all food scraps and
plate scrapings into a
kitchen container
• Empty frequently into your Natural yard care is healthier
Install green curbside compost cart for kids, pets, and wildlife
stormwater solutions • Build healthy soil with compost and mulch
to handle water naturally • Plant right for the site
• Practice smart watering
• Reduce use of pesticides and herbicides

Separate your waste –
everything in its place
• Recycling Scoop the poop at
• Compost food scraps least once a week
and yard waste Bag it and put it in the trash Build a rain garden
• Garbage Only rain down
the drain Manage your stormwater
while creating a beautiful
addition to your yard

Learn more about any of these tips at kcowa.us/greenhome
ILLUSTRATION ©2018 LESLIE NEWMAN
pg 8 | Spring 2018 | KitsapGov.com