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Let's Talk Trash: Conscious clothing

Let's Talk Trash: Conscious clothing

When you dressed this morning, chances are you made sure your socks matched. You may not have thought about how the clothing industry is the second most damaging to the environment, next to oil and gas.
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Let's Talk Trash: Microplastic solutions

Let's Talk Trash: Microplastic solutions

Only 70 years ago, plastic had not yet come on the scene, but now it is hard to imagine our lives without all the “conveniences” it affords. Still, it is impossible to ignore its increasing list of inconveniences. Plastic is choking our landfills.
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Let's Talk Trash: Demystifying recycling

Let's Talk Trash: Demystifying recycling

At the end of a long day, you head into the grocery store, perhaps guided by your appetite. Almost inevitably, what ends up in your cart comes in a plethora of packaging types.
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Let's Talk Trash: Green cleaning

Let's Talk Trash: Green cleaning

Do you lie awake at night wondering if your countertops are covered in a boatload of harmful bacteria? Does the thought of what could be breeding in your dishcloth creep you out? If so, you might be tempted to douse your household with germ-killing c
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Let's Talk Trash: Innovative furnishings

Let's Talk Trash: Innovative furnishings

The cooler breezes and dimming light of fall may have you turning inward on many levels. Suddenly books beckon from shelves and delayed canning projects beg for attention.
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Let's Talk Trash: Travel mugs

Let's Talk Trash: Travel mugs

Do you use a travel mug? Do you have one but often forget to bring it? How often do you find yourself holding a disposable cup? The simple action of choosing to use a reusable mug rather than a disposal cup makes a significant difference in waste red
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Let's Talk Trash: Trash Bash helps nature spring clean

Let's Talk Trash: Trash Bash helps nature spring clean

To leave the world better than you found it, sometimes you have to pick up other people’s trash ~ Bill Nye the Science Guy This can be a tough truth to swallow, but every year upwards of 200 Powell Riverites volunteer to do just that at the annual Tr
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Let's Talk Trash: Wilderness trips without garbage

Let's Talk Trash: Wilderness trips without garbage

Home to 32 lakes, an abundance of rivers, beaches, trails and campgrounds, Powell River is the perfect place for an outdoor adventure.
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Let's Talk Trash: Stop illegal dumping

Let's Talk Trash: Stop illegal dumping

It’s spring and the sun is starting to shine. You head out to explore some trails in the backwoods during one of our sunbursts and come across a drenched mattress covered in drywall, broken toys and diapers.
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Let's Talk Trash: Making homemade cleaners

Let's Talk Trash: Making homemade cleaners

Have you ever wondered whether household cleaning products are doing you and your family more harm than good? If so, you are not alone or without good reason to take a closer look at what you are spraying, scouring, washing and sanitizing your home w
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