As if the landfill problem wasn't enough of a deterrent...
Plastic bottle toxinsand it was a story yesterday on the Today programwww.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/24031921#24031921
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Ha, I'm blaming plastic on the fact that I could do with losing a couple of pounds As a sidebar - we bought GE energy saving bulbs but the packaging has no recycle mark on it (our town takes 1-7) so I...
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I recently read that even though your town may take plastics numbered up to 7, anything above 3 doesn't really get recycled because there is no market for it. I think it's too expensive. Depressing.
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this has some interesting facts www.thegreenteam.org/facts-tips.html"Recycling 1 glass bottle saves enough energy to light a 100-watt light bulb for 4 hours."We are a family of 3 - this week I will...
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Not to brag, I have a great yard, but it is full of weeds. I try to go out a few evenings during the week to pull weeds. Great compost comes from those nasty weeds, plus I'm not putting as many...
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I too have been outraged by the amount of plastic and packaging that the energy-saving light bulbs come in.I'm not as good about recycling as I might be, but I do try, and the amount of waste in...
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I believe it is in Germany that there is a law that stores must accept back from their customers the packaging in which they sold the products. The stores are then responsible for recycling it. Seems...
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on the surface that seems like a good plan.Of course, stores also have return policies like "we will accept items for return if repacked in the original packaging."Not by the time I'm through hacking...
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