Pet Shop

The Recycle City pet shop is a little different from other pet shops. They help give animals a new, loving home when their former owners can no longer care for them. When litters of puppies or kittens arrive, they get to play in shredded newspaper in their pens — giving newspaper another use before going into the waste stream.

Re-Run Theater

The Rerun Theatre shows some great old movies that the people in Recycle City love to see. The owner, Sam Spade, used to run first-time movies until he realized that most of the plots had been recycled from classics anyway.

Decrease wind resistance

For better gas mileage, decrease the amount of "drag" on the car. (For example, a roof-mounted bike rack increases drag by almost 40 percent.) Carrying heavy items in the car and even driving with the windows open reduces gas mileage.

Keep Tires at the Right Pressure

When your tire pressure is too low, the tire wears out faster and gas mileage decreases. Tire pressure changes with the temperature. Check tire pressure about once every two weeks and adjust it to the correct level.

Avoid high speeds

For every mile-per-hour over 55 mph, the average car or truck loses almost two percent in gas mileage, wasting billions of gallons of gasoline in the U.S. each year.