In addiction to recycling the things you buy, you can help the environment by buying products that contain recycled materials. many brands of paper towels, garbage bags , greeting cards, and toilet paper, the name a few examples, will tell you on their labels if they are made from recycled materials.
In some towns you can leave your recyclables in bins outside your home, and a truck will come and collect them regularly. Other towns have recycling centers where you can drop off the materials you've collected. Things like paper and plastic grocery bags, and plastic and aluminum cans and bottles can often be brought to the grocery store for recycling. whatever your system is, it's important to remember to rinse out and sort your recyclables!