Get a list of possible pollutants and their effects from a government agency such as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), reachable through (202) 272-0167. Request that they provide you with written and physical expatriate advice in pollution eradication in case you might encounter radioactive toxins and other dangerous toxins.
Look for a group or persons with similar ideas on pollution eradication and join forces. Establish which pollutants are safe to deal with and decide your order of priority in dealing with them starting with the least toxic ones to the most toxic. Refining pollution also needs some safety and control measures.
Open a waste collection center in an unused site or building with the help of your peers, the local community and the local council. Divide your waste into three groups: pharmaceutical wastes, non-recyclable wastes and chemical wastes.
Ask your local council to boost your efforts by collecting the non-recyclable items such as expired paints and textile dyes or call a local government agency at 1-800-CLEANUP; the service has an automated voice that guides you on what to do. Collect and request advice on expired medicines from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration at the number 1-888-463-6332. Put a notice in the neighborhood informing them of where to dispose of non-recyclable items, for example, old batteries, electrical appliances, refrigerators and television sets.
Mobilize environmental groups in a tree planting exercise around waterways, cleaned wastelands and dump sites. Put identifiable information tags in the cleaned areas and include in them in a residents' reminder memo informing them not to dump haphazardly.