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How To Pack A Waste-Free Lunch

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Chances are that at least some of the time you bring your own bagged lunch to work or to school. And when I think back to when I worked in the corporate world, I remember how much money I spent going out until I switched to bringing my own lunch from home! Just stop using disposables. Washable plates and bowls.

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7 Ways to Reduce Household Waste

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From taking good care of your car, to properly caring for your clothing, to keeping your appliances in working order, taking care of what you already have helps it last longer. Compost kitchen waste to feed your garden. If you take care of what you already have, you won’t need to make as many purchases. You can do the same.

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10 Ways To Make Your Home A Zero-Waste Facility

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And while there are many individuals and groups working to make that a reality, it’s a rather difficult achievement because of the way we have set our society up to be one of convenience and disposability rather than reuse. Reuse Everything Glass jars make great water bottles at home. Shredded paper can be put in compost piles.

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Reviewing The World’s Landfills – A Future Fictional Business Plan Excerpt

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moved from simple dumping on land or sea, to burial, sanitary landfill, feeding to swine, reduction, incineration, and various forms of composting”. none of them were working to contain the growing mountains of waste. How Landfills Work. How much trash we generate /recycle. percent, was either recycled or composted.

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How to Throw a Green Party

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If you really want to send out paper invitations, use recycled or handmade paper and use a single sheet. Choose decorations that can be reused or that are made of natural materials and so can be recycled in the garden or compost. There are also ranges of tableware made from recycled plastic. Going Green at Work.

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