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How does all that plastic get in the ocean?

Sherry @norcal (4889) • Franklinton, North Carolina 27 Apr 19

The standard answer is that it is plastic from littering, or that it blows away when being transported to landfills.The thing is, plastic is not easy to recycle. It's not a resource, it's garbage that nobody wants. Most of the...

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Why do the consumers get the blame for the lack of recycling from big companies !!!

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11407) • United Kingdom 2 Jan 18

On the news today there was a report saying that from now on China will not take the 65% of our rubbish that we have been sending over there for recycling !!! Good for them ! My family and I didn't even know that this was going...

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Picture from the landfill.

April @thislittlepennyearns (68246) • Defuniak Springs, Florida 10 Oct 16

We just got back from taking a load of yard debris to the landfill. While we were there I snapped a couple pictures and this is one of them from after we were done unloading. I hope that it actually loads. It has still been hit...

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My husband is the garbage man...

AbbyGreenhill @AbbyGreenhill (45490) • United States 26 Oct 15

When you live in the boonies you don't get free trash pick-up. You have two choices: a) you pay for private collection, or b) you take it to either the landfill or a convenient center Depending on what county you live in you...

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Landfill Trees!

JENNY ARCHER @bookbar (1609) • Sudbury, England 6 Oct 15

It is estimated that every year,4.68 million trees are used to make 'phone books' and directories, of which, around 2/3rds or more.simply end up in landfill sites. WHY? How many people still use telephone directories, in a...

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Environmental Musings on Landfill Management -- Your Opinions Are Welcome

cianoy @cianoy (513) • Philippines 18 Feb 10

Landfills Into Forests I had a recent entry wherein I was speculating about garbage management. I mentioned the possibility of dumping on a valley and then covering those up and planting trees. Far fetched? Apparenly not....

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Garbage Foundation -- What Do You Think About These Ideas?

cianoy @cianoy (513) • Philippines 7 Jan 10

Garbage Foundation - Wild Speculations I've always wondered what we can do about solid waste or garbage. We're piling up tons and tons everyday with no foreseeable end. And I'm just thinking, why can't we compress them really...

Life in the farce lane..dumb questions..

greenfeathers @greenfeathers (1206) • United States 25 Nov 09

Its been that kind of day..things to do, luckily nothing pressing as the motivation levels weren't even registering..and what could have been a useful mind under other circumstances was allowed to wander about unattended leading...

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Can Canada use trash to extend its territory?

richiemogwai @richiemogwai (36) • Canada 27 Sep 09

When I used to live in Manila in the Philippines, parts of the Roxas Boulevard area have been reclaimed from Manila Bay by using garbage taken from the landfills. Canada is having problems negotiating with landfills in the United...

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Is There an Object or items that your husband/wife hangs on to that you'd

clutterbug @clutterbug (1051) • United States 11 Jun 09

love to see gone, and gone forever? A singing fish wall plaque perhaps? Junkpiles? Would you personally like to throw it out the window, or speed off to the nearest landfill to chuck it? Please share your angst.

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Do you free-cycle?

kingcrapper @kingcrapper (1536) • United States 23 Feb 08

I was introduced to very wonderful concept called freecycle. In a nutshell it is a way for people to pass along usable items that may just through out normally for free to others. What a neat concept! I picked up a picnic pack and...

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material bags for groceries

poppoppop111 @poppoppop111 (5731) • Canada 25 Apr 07

i'm so proud of myself for doing something good for the environment. i did groceried today and bought a bunch of thos material bags instead of using plastic or paper. they are so cute too and really weren't expensive at all. i'm...

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What Great things have you received from FreeCycle?

Modestah @Modestah (11177) • United States 27 Feb 07

FreeCycle has become such a blessing to many people, and especially to our landfills. Whether you have something you want to rid yourself of and someone comes to take it off your hands or you have a need for something that another...

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Cloth versus disposable diapers : environmental concerns

crazynurse @crazynurse (7482) • United States 10 Jan 07

Neither is good in terms of the environment. Which is the lesser of the two evils? Disposable diapers have to be made using paper products, chemicals to help the liquid waste to gel, and of course they fill up the landfills. On...

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Recyling

sand_man @sand_man (246) 1 Dec 06

Do you think that the recyled items get dumped into landfills/sent abroad??

EVERYONE OF US CREATE GARBAGE EVERYDAY. WHERE DOES IT GO IN YOUR PLACE?

ssh123 @ssh123 (31071) • India 27 Oct 06

In Bangalore, they put the garbage without sorting in Land Fill areas. Earlier within 15 kms from city, LANDFILL areas could be found. Now they have to go 50 kms away from city. In your place: 1. What arrangements are made for...

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America, the 'disposable' society

JoyfulOne @JoyfulOne (6231) • United States 26 Sep 06

We Americans have often been called the disposable society. Many things take years and years to disintigrate in our landfills, and some things...

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