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Now I don’t mean to be insulting. I know you think all the time. But, life is so busy these days (how often do you hear that), we are often thinking about things like work… getting to where we need to be…money….all kinds of stuff. But how often do we think about things outside of our lives?

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Are you composting yet? The most beautiful thing about composting is that the trash you put on the curb every week is so much less than before. That means less energy to haul and transport, and money saved for your town in disposal costs and less pollution put into the air from incinerators burning the trash.
And after all that, you still get a prize: bountiful, nutrient-rich soil for your garden!
Composting is simple. It can be as rudimentary as a pile in your backyard where you layer green waste (kitchen scraps) …

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You know those signs in National Parks reminding you to “carry out what you carry in?” How about making that your mantra when taking your lunch to work, or packing school lunch for kids? Pack all food and beverages in reusable containers and carry them in a reusable sack or lunchbox, and leave no waste behind. Once you are set up with your gear, it’s easy…and cheaper than buying disposable products and heavily-packaged convenience items. Especially when you buy foods in bulk and make your own individual portions.
Daily lunch waste …

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One of the best things about summer is all the parties, picnics, and celebrations. But one of the worst is all of the trash that these festivities create. Now this is not a verified statement, but I would think the use of disposables must increase greatly in the summer. To think of the amount of plates, cups, utensils, napkins, bottles, and other food containers tossed away is stupefying- but it doesn’t have to be this way….

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