TRASH TRUTH What’s the truth about Trash Trash Trash everywhere? Like: “Where does all the plastic and trash in the ocean come from?” Well, half of the plastic in mid-ocean plastic patches has been found to come from fishing trawlers. Old nets and broken parts, ripped clothes, and daily trash … just DUMPED into the ocean. Nearly 1,400 …
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GUEST POST from Don: Pill Bottles +
PILL BOTTLES + 1 Don’t just toss them into the trash. (Remember to dispose of unused or out-of-date medicines at a certified disposal site like your local hospital or pharmacy). 1. REMOVE THE LABEL. There’s a ton of mis-usable information about you on the label. And if it has a valid refill it’s GOLD to the unscrupulous.Remove label …
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GUEST POST from Don – LOCAL Global Warming, II
How to stop “Global Warming” LOCALLY (Part Two) (See Part One for background. This is a short list of changes which make sense whether “global warming” is real or not. If done correctly they can save money or make life easier with fewer risks. So … why not do them anyway!) I have a longer list than I include here. …
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GUEST POST from Don – Free The Water
FREE THE WATER Over the decades “Causes” have come and gone … actually, I can’t think of a single one that has disappeared. There are more every year. On top of that are the heart-in-your-throat requests from GoFundMe and other cries for help. Are they scams? Some, I’m sure. But even the causes which are beneficial often don’t do …
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GUEST POST from Don: Dumpster
DUMPSTER Recycling is a good idea. That being said, it is better to avoid buying things which cannot be recycled, like ___________ (you fill in the blank). I try to limit purchases, when possible, to items which genuinely WILL BE recycled. Aluminum is almost always possible to recycle. Glass does not always get recycled, even when they claim …
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