Now that I am living back in a small town I recycle almost everything, but for decades, up until the spring of 2013 I lived on 5–10 acres properties and never used pesticides, lawn chemicals, round up, or anything harmful to the environment. I fed the birds, my properties were wildlife havens for birds, bats, squirrels, deer, turkeys, foxes, coyotes, Bobcat, Cougars, skunks, opossums, gophers, voles, and the occasional black bear that wandered through. NO HUNTING, NO TRESPASSING!
I also volunteered for my local wildlife rescue group and raised and released wildlife.
My lawns were naturally green from having my walking fertilizers, the geese, the best natural fertilizer in the world. haha I bought an old fashioned push mower too, for touch ups between mowing my ½ acre front yard.
I also pic up trash wherever I go and woe to litterers and harmers of wildlife if I catch them in my presence.