Practical and easy-to-do environmental tips are spotlighted in a series of CityTV segments. The spots highlight small changes in habits Lakewood residents can make that have a positive impact on the environment. They’re perfect examples of ways to support Lakewood’s green living theme of ‘Think Globally, Act Locally.’ Click for Planet Lakewood videos

Sweeping instead of hosing

This video looks at the benefits of turning off the hose and sweeping down the driveway instead of hosing it down. Every five minutes of sweeping saves 50 gallons of water. Click for video

Free used oil recycling kits limit mess and make disposal easy

Used oil recycling kits are available at Lakewood City Hall. They conveniently limit messy oil spills and make disposal easier.

Every gallon of used motor oil that's improperly disposed of can contaminate one million gallons of drinking water.

Lakewood City Hall offers free used oil collection kits to make the job of transporting your used oil easily and spill free. Click for video

Use reusable plastic bags

This Planet Lakewood segment discusses widely available reusable bags and how easily they can replace grocery store plastic and paper bags. They’re available at most supermarkets. Click for video

Nixing junk mail helps the environment

Experts say there are four million tons of junk mail sent annually. That's lot of trees!

Plantet Lakewood‘s video crew tells viewers about how stopping junk mail can helpthe environment. Every 100,000 Californians who stopped their junk mail 150,000 trees would be preserved!

Opting out of unsolicited financial and credit bureau mails can be easily done by calling 888-5-OPT-OUT or clicking to OptOutPrescreen.com. Click for video

CityTV’s pooch Petey makes a case for baggin’ it

Petey, the indomitable CityTV pooch, makes an appeal about keeping animal waste out of storm drains and ultimately out of the ocean. He advocates using biodegradable bags now available at most pet stores. Click for video