| Question:What inspired you initially to
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| | process, as well as providing statistics
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| begin your Trash Talk venture?Answer:As a
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| | throughout the book.
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| society, we are bombarded with negative
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| | It is focused on providing the reader
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| information
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| | with a sense of hope
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| about the environment and our resources
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| | and the knowledge that their actions
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| constantly.
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| | have a direct impact on
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| Feeling powerless because we cannot
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| | their own pocketbook as well as the
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| afford to donate
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| | health of the
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| cash or time to a cause, we begin to
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| | community. In fact, many chapters close
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| feel overwhelmed by
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| | with a list of the
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| the immense environmental problems our
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| | direct benefits attained by taking the
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| world faces.
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| | suggested actions and
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| Psychologists know that simply
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| | the chapters can be read in any
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| performing one positive
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| | order.Question:Why should anyone
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| action helps to define a positive
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| | care?Answer:We think it is vital that
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| outlook on life and will
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| | people recognize the volume of waste
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| inspire further participation from the
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| | generated in homes and businesses. Each
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| individual.Question:How long did the
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| | bag sent to the
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| Trash Talk column run?Answer:The articles
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| | landfill increases municipal costs and
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| began in 1999, and were published for
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| | the need to create
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| about 4
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| | new landfill space. The ideas in this
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| years. For the last couple of years, we
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| | book will help
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| have focused all our
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| | individuals and businesses to not only
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| energies towards compiling the articles
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| | manage their waste
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| into a book that
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| | and resource consumption, but also
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| matched our expectations and the
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| | purchase less.We show readers how to turn
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| publisher's deadline.Question:Why the
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| | their yards into organic,
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| title?Answer:We talk about trash so we
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| | wildlife paradises. Individuals will
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| simply called it Trash Talk. It was
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| | learn how to increase the
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| an eye-catching title for readers of our
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| | value of their real estate. Employers
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| column, so we kept
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| | will learn new ways of
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| the title for the book.The concept of
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| | decreasing sick days and increasing
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| the book is to reduce,
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| | staff production.
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| reuse or recycle items that were
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| | Communities will learn how to reduce
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| formally destined for the
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| | smog and waste
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| landfill. The idea of refusing to buy
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| | issues. Each - and every one -of these
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| products with excessive
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| | things we just
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| packaging is another key element
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| | mentioned can have a huge effect on the
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| discussed. You are
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| | financial state and
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| sending a powerful message to
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| | health of people within our
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| manufacturers when their
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| | communities.Question:What makes this book
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| sales figures decrease.Question:What
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| | so enjoyable that people keep
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| kind of book is Trash
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| | referring back to it?Answer:The hands-on
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| Talk?Answer:Firstly, Trash Talk is meant
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| | reuse ideas make it easy to start right
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| to inspire participation from the
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| | away
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| individual in easing the world's
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| | with simple projects around the home or
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| environmental strain. The
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| | office that make a
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| entire book is focused on bringing the
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| | difference. The positive approach gives
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| reader inspiring facts,
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| | the feeling that there
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| useful ideas, and a real sense of hope.
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| | is hope and that no matter how small you
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| We show how
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| | start it is just that -
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| recycling benefits us all and discuss
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| | a start. In no time the inclination to
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| how the 4-R's of waste
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| | look at anything twice
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| management are implemented. By treating
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| | before discarding it will be a reflex
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| waste as a
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| | action. Because readers
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| resource, the reader will save money and
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| | learn of the direct benefits of each
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| better the
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| | action they make, we
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| environment.Question:Where is the likely
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| | hope they will find the courage to
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| readership? What type of person would
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| | further their management
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| be attracted to this book?Answer:Anyone
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| | journey. This book could very well be
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| that creates waste, that likes to save
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| | one of the best tools
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| money and
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| | for individuals and businesses to meet
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| who would like to lessen their personal
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| | Zero Waste goals.Question:What is the
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| impact on the
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| | best way to get started in
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| environment would get something very
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| | recycling?Answer:Returnable bottles and
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| useful out of this
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| | cans are probably the easiest to
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| book.Anyone who is feeling overwhelmed
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| | begin with, and have the additional
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| or depressed about the
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| | incentive of receiving
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| state of the earth can find some comfort
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| | money for bringing them to the depot.
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| in our pages.
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| | All office paper,
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| Individuals and businesses will learn
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| | envelopes, cereal boxes, newspaper and
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| how to save money
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| | junk mail can be
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| and time. Our financial consultant tells
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| | put in one box and taken to the depot.
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| us that if people
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| | Cardboard is also
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| could find a way to save just $7 a day
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| | easily recycled. However, not all glass
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| they could contribute
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| | is recyclable. Very
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| to their retirement monthly. We show
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| | few depots accept ceramics or drinking
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| people how to
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| | glasses. Because
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| accomplish this simply by improving
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| | mixed glass is less valuable than
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| their waste and
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| | separated colors, many
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| resource management.Question:What is the
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| | depots require glass to be sorted by
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| sales potential of the book? What are the
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| | color. Tin cans and
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| | aluminum foil can be put in another box.
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| interests of the book?Answer:Zero Waste
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| | Labels on jars and
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| initiatives are gaining popularity in
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| | cans are also recyclable.It is easiest
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| communities
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| | to start recycling these resources. When
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| across North America. Education systems
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| | the
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| are teaching
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| | family becomes used to these, they can
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| recycling and environmental sciences in
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| | consider recycling
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| their curriculum.
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| | plastics, metals and many other things.
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| And, the last time we checked, the
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| | Recycling is the first
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| landfills were not getting
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| | step in taking responsible measures to
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| any smaller. It is in the best interest
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| | deal with our waste
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| of all of us on this
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| | problems.Question:Do you have outlets
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| planet to make it as healthy and
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| | for all your recycled items?Answer:Most
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| non-toxic as possible in
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| | communities have big recycling bins,
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| order to remain. With this in mind, we
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| | reuse centers
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| felt it was vitally
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| | and take-it-back programs available for
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| important to have this book published,
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| | the public. There are
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| aiding communities
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| | differences in each depot. For instance,
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| in their waste reduction
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| | some require
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| efforts.Question:What makes this book
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| | labels to be taken off cans and bottles
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| unique?Answer:Trash Talk is about
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| | - others do not. Some
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| implementing the
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| | accept all rigid plastics from #1-#7 -
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| Refuse-Reduce-Reuse tactics first, in
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| | others accept only
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| that order, before
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| | translucent milk jugs. It is important
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| even considering recycling. In this, we
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| | to become familiar with
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| are not trying to
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| | local depot requirements because the
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| pronounce that recycling is a negative
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| | wrong thing can ruin
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| approach by any
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| | the whole bin.Question:How does one
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| means - more a final solution when all
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| | "save time and money"? Provide some
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| other options have
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| | examples of how reuse works.Answer:Even
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| been considered. By taking matters into
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| | before recycling, a plastic container can
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| our own hands we
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| | be reused for
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| can ease the burden that is upon the
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| | various storage means numerous times.
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| recycling industry,
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| | This means the
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| decrease our own household costs and
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| | container is not going to the landfill,
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| help preserve our
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| | contributing increasing
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| resources.In all our research, we could
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| | municipal costs and loss of land. The
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| find only four, or five, books on
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| | individual saves
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| this subject throughout North America.
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| | money by not purchasing a storage
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| Most of these are
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| | container.Written by Dave and Lillian
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| regionally based and were written up to
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| | Brummet based on the concept
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| 10 years ago. We
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| | of their new book Trash Talk, a guide
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| have written Trash Talk for a wider,
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| | for anyone concerned
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| North American
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| | about his or her impact on the
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| audience. We included a list of over 140
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| | environment, that offers
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| magazines, Internet
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| | useful solutions to reduce waste and
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| sites, books and reports that were used
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| | better manage
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| in the writing
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| | resources.
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