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guide, you'll be saving 20-30% of your trash from the landfill
and using it to make rich, natural fertilizer for your garden.
According to the EPA, America produces approximately 220
million tons of garbage each year. This is equivalent to
burying more than 82,000 football fields six feet deep in
compacted garbage. Each American makes about 4 pounds of
garbage daily. Composting saves approximately 30% of our
trash from going to the landfill. This means that every person
can make a positive impact in the amount of garbage that is
actually put into the landfills. |
City of Fort Wayne -
Curbside Recycling Program
| The City of Fort Wayne offers a curbside
recycling program to its residents. Learn more about
what should be put into the recycling bins, and how it helps
our environment. |
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| Low-Toxic Cleaning Recipes is a compilation
of 3 of the most used cleaners, and recipes for low-toxic
versions. A typical home or office has dozens of cleaning and
personal care products that contain harmful chemicals. Please
take a moment and count the number of cleaners under your
kitchen and bathroom sink. Most households and offices
contain over dozens of cleaning products that consist of
hundreds of hazardous chemicals. You should be shocked to know
the potential of these products to harm or even kill your
children, pets and you if they are not used with the utmost
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Create Waste-Free Lunches
| The goal of this article is to give you
suggestions on how to reduce the amount of waste created when
packing lunch. The amount of waste created by Americans is
astounding. We have become a culture completely accustomed to
disposable items. The goal of this article is to give you
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How
To Turn A Lawn Into A Garden
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gardening, but growing local is another important factor to
consider when purchasing produce. The average piece of
produce travels over 700 miles to reach its final destination.
This creates a lot of carbon pollution from transport, as well
as during the farming process. Consider making a vegetable
garden in your backyard. It doesn't require much work,
and we show you step-by-step how to do it. |
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