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Let's Talk Trash: Zero waste starts at home

Let's Talk Trash: Zero waste starts at home

When you’re out and about this summer, you’ll likely be in the vicinity of tempting treats from vendors. From curbside food carts to festivals to deli to-go counters, there are plenty of opportunities to get eats on the go.
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Let's Talk Trash: Recycling depots start collecting more plastics

Let's Talk Trash: Recycling depots start collecting more plastics

Beginning June 1, all Powell River Regional District recycling depots will start collecting a new category of materials called Other Flex Plastic Packaging.
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Let's Talk Trash: Recycling bins don’t sort themselves

Let's Talk Trash: Recycling bins don’t sort themselves

The bigger your recycling bin the better, right? Well, don’t congratulate yourself too much when you tote a full bin to the recycling depot. To stop a flooding bathtub, we turn off the tap rather than grab a bailer.
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Let's Talk Trash: Spring clean with a clear conscience

Let's Talk Trash: Spring clean with a clear conscience

Has spring sprung you into a cleaning frenzy? The warmer weather can inspire us to air out the basement, look through our summer clothes, and deal with that recycling piling up in the garage.
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Let's Talk Trash: Brushing up in the kitchen

Let's Talk Trash: Brushing up in the kitchen

We go to great lengths to keep a clean kitchen. It feels so satisfying to have a sparkling sink, and to finish ploughing through a pile of dirty dish pans.
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Let's Talk Trash: Not all plastics are created equal

Let's Talk Trash: Not all plastics are created equal

To the delight of many, recycling depots across BC started collecting a new category of plastics last June. Overnight, all that packaging we didn’t know what to do with suddenly had a place to go other than a landfill.
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Let's Talk Trash: Recycling for the new year

Let's Talk Trash: Recycling for the new year

Starting the new year with a mountain of trash and recycling? The wake of the holidays can leave us with new toys and about 25 per cent more garbage than usual.
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Let's Talk Trash: Cleaning supplies without a dirty footprint

Let's Talk Trash: Cleaning supplies without a dirty footprint

Has all this time cozying in under a blanket in the snow gotten you noticing the spiderwebs and dust bunnies in your home? If an early spring clean is on the near horizon, make sure your cleanup doesn’t leave a dirty footprint.
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Let's Talk Trash: Art therapy, part of the solution

Let's Talk Trash: Art therapy, part of the solution

On those days when you feel overwhelmed about all the ways we are stressing our planet’s resources, take a day off from the news. Instead of getting inundated with disheartening statistics, and stories of impending doom, get creative.
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Let's Talk Trash: How green is your pet?

Let's Talk Trash: How green is your pet?

We all love our pets and may even go to great lengths to show them how special they are to us. Maybe you even have a drawer to stuff all their toys and treats in.
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