We recycle paper, as well as cardboard, glass and plastic. Our city is very big on that, and if you you have cardboard boxes - say, for example, 50-year-old ones from your basement that might disintegrate if flattened, you can bring them to the recycle depot and there's a dumpster with a compacter attached.

I also direct Freecyclers there who wants books - there's a bring-a-book/take-a-book shed, and no one polices you, so you can either just leave a few books and abscond with taking any away, or vice versa!

We don't mow the lawn too short, so it conserves water better, and builds better roots.