The more you can compost and recycle, the better. Landfills are known polluters of both air and water - the less you contribute to them, the better off our planet will be. Track your trash output so you can tweak your purchasing habits and minimize your contribution to landfills! Are you tossing a half gallon of milk because it has gone bad before you finished it? Next time buy a smaller size! Are you tossing organic materials into the trash too? Compost! Your banana peel won‘t break down in a landfill. Do you end up recycling loads of plastic water bottles? Buy a reusable bottle already!