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Feb 14, 2018

Peeps around the world produce waste every hour of every day. That's why it's so important to get schooled in recycling!

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When garbage is thrown out, it either gets burned at incineration plants or compacted and buried in landfills (deep pits dug in space! So the solution lies in recycling - the more we recycle, the less garbage ends up in landfills and incineration plants.

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Recycling is the system of collecting, sorting and reprocessing take action against household waste - reduce, reuse and recycle:

Reduce the amount of trash you throw out.
Reuse bags and containers, and buy reusable products.
Recycle anything that's recyclable, and compost food scraps and yard trimmings.

Reuse, Reduce and Recycle

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Paper (magazines, newspaper, phone books, cardboard).
Yard trimmings (grass, leaves, branches).
Glass (bottles, jars).
Aluminum (beverage containers).
Plastic (milk jugs, soda bottles, detergent containers).
to rinse cans and bottles before recycling them!

Find out what you should be recycling

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If you take a look at your garbage, you'll find a lot of stuff that can actually benefit your backyard! Kitchen scraps (fruit and veggie peels, bacteria and fungi will decompose this waste and turn it into valuable gardening soil that prevents weed growth.

Did U Know? 2e1m37

The average American throws out seven and a half pounds of garbage every day!
Each year, the U.S. generates enough plastic film to shrink-wrap the state of Texas.
Seventeen trees are saved when one tonne of paper is recycled.

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How do you to recycle? Leave a comment and let us know!