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Waste Reduction

Did you know...

• Plastic accounts for 38% of waste in landfills.
• Kitchen and garden waste comprise 24% of all household waste.
• Each American, on average, generates 4 pounds of waste every day.
• Massachusetts residents generate even more - 4.6 pounds of waste every day!

With numbers like this, it's clear that reducing the amount of waste generated by each household is not just desirable, it's absolutely critical.  When you consider the tremendous amount of resources and energy it takes just to transport waste for disposal -- not to mention the energy used to create ever more plastic and paper products from virgin resources -- it's clear that reusing, recycling, and reducing are key to reducing our overall energy consumption.

Click the links to see three great ways to reduce waste:

• Compost your kitchen waste
• Ban the (plastic) bottle!  Switch to reusable, non-toxic water bottles and travel cups
• Replace plastic bags with reusable cloth sandwich and snack bags