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CarolDM @CarolDM (203396) • Nashville, Tennessee 4 Nov 21

Where does all the trash go after you take it to the dumpster? The reality depicted in the images here showcase the current state of waste management, and how the items we discard are piling up all over the world. This article...

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#4 ODD Fact: Daily Post: December 4, 2017

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 5 Dec 17

Since a few of you commented on the facts about the garbage situation and the disposable diapers, I thought I would stick with that subject for a while. I found some information about other items that are piling up the earth with...

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#3 ODD Fact: Disposable diapers: December 3, 2017

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 5 Dec 17

I’m just a little late with this, but I thought I would fit it in, just before heading off to bed. It’s 1AM. Yikes. My son signed me up on Ancestry.com, so I got started with that yesterday and found it very fascinating. And I...

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What Do You Do With Your Bulbs?

Irene Nevins @irenen1 (228) • New Bedford, Massachusetts 13 Dec 15

When compact fluorescents became the bulb to choose, disposing of spent bulbs became an issue. Fluorescents, including tubes, were never meant to enter landfills. Towns and cities scurried to come up with a safe means of disposal....

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Keep it out of landfills they say!

Humbug25 @Humbug25 (12540) 3 Sep 09

I have been a member of my local freecycle group for nearly 2 years now and I have most certainly picked up some great unwanted items from others and got rid of my unwanted stuff too. The moderators of the site constantly remind...

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How To Compost...

jess368 @jess368 (3368) • United States 8 Apr 09

Can anyone give me the how too, on beginning a compost in my yard? I am trying my hardest to live greener, and the less trash I throw away due to composting will be just a little way to help lessen the landfill size.

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On a landfill oh now that explains a lot

sweetdesign @sweetdesign (5142) • United States 24 Mar 09

I just found out today that about 15-20 years ago where our subdivision is used to be a landfil!!! This explains a whole lot of things!!! One it explains why the grass won't stay alive. We have resod the yard 4 times to no avail...

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Here is a solution to many of our problems!

speakeasy @speakeasy (4171) • United States 18 Jul 08

Oil and gas prices are high. Farmers crops are being diverted to fuel instead of feeding people and livestock. People do not want more drilling that would endanger the environment. Landfills are overflowing. Mining for...

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Recycling May Soon PAY You...$$

CraftyCorner @CraftyCorner (5600) • United States 9 Jul 08

The British are looking to begin a program of offering financial 'carrots' for recyclers. They are considering using a company called the RecycleBank. People who join up can get points per pound of recycled rubbish. * The scheme...

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An average home creates more pollution than the average car does!

its-logos-plus-logic @flowerchilde (12529) • United States 16 May 08

I heard this the other day.. Can you believe this! I can believe some homes might.. but the average? On second thought, if it includes the trash we generate, I can see how it would be true! Do you think it's true?

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Have you heard of freecycle?

dizzblnd @dizzblnd (3073) • United States 9 Mar 08

This is a great site where you can post what you need, and if people have what you need and were planning on throwing it away, you can pick it up for FREE. Or if YOU had something you wanted to throw away, but is still usable, you...

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Please do me a favor....

paradisesuns @paradisesuns (1754) • United States 2 Feb 07

don't throw your old dead cell phone(s) in the garbage.They end up in our landfill waste & poision our water supply. You would not believe the toxins in cell phone batteries, computers and electronic devices. You will be doing...

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How much trash do you generate a week?

brihanna @brihanna (381) • United States 19 Jan 07

One of my New Year's resolutions is to get my reduce my trash to one bag per week by the end of the year. I currently recycle, compost, try not to purchase items I don't really need, and be aware of large packaging for small...

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Do you use your own grocery bags?

jellylilyjujuluver @jellylilyjujuluver (251) • United States 12 Jan 07

I take my own fabric bags to the store with me everytime I go. Not only does it contribute to a reduction in plastic in landfills but you can use it toward money off your grocery bill! Of course, the grocery store isn't going to...

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Does your community have a Freecycle Program???

coolcatzz @coolcatzz (1587) • Canada 5 Jan 07

I'll explain incase you aren't aware. There was a man in Texas that originated this program. It is just an online community divided up into locations and you can post stuff you'd like to get rid of or that you are looking for....

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