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Let's Talk Trash: Less stuff, more time

Let's Talk Trash: Less stuff, more time

Imagine you were in a room surrounded by all of your earthly possessions and asked to place a green dot on the items that “sparked joy.
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Let's Talk Trash: Springing into composting

Let's Talk Trash: Springing into composting

As spring pokes its head out, we dream of our garden beds and the harvest to come.
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Let's Talk Trash: Refrigerator food waste

Let's Talk Trash: Refrigerator food waste

About a quarter of the food we buy, we toss. We load up at the grocery store with the best of intentions to cook up a storm. A month later, we find two half-full jars of questionable pasta sauce lurking behind sour milk.
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Let's Talk Trash: Bursting the balloon

Let's Talk Trash: Bursting the balloon

This heat wave may have you brainstorming ways to cool down or even ideas for hosting a celebration outdoors. If so, balloons might be on your shopping list.
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Let's Talk Trash: Black Friday hangover cure

Let's Talk Trash: Black Friday hangover cure

In the wake of Black Friday and Buy Nothing Day, consumers and those opting out all have the chance to contemplate the merits of their choices.
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Let's Talk Trash: Options for ‘retiring’ tires

Let's Talk Trash: Options for ‘retiring’ tires

How many tires do we go through in a lifetime? Avoiding potholes and screeching your tires will get you about 40,000 to 80,000 kilometres, which translates to a tire change every two to four years. Our tire “carma” can really add up.
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Let's Talk Trash: Garburator vs. compostor

Let's Talk Trash: Garburator vs. compostor

Some food-waste disposal options more green-friendly than others
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Let's Talk Trash: The first R: reduce

Let's Talk Trash: The first R: reduce

Perhaps you grew up in the era of the green mantra: reduce, reuse and recycle. Somehow, in this age of consumerism, most of the focus has remained on the last of the two Rs.
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Let's Talk Trash: Creative ways to compost

Let's Talk Trash: Creative ways to compost

If the rainy weather has dampened your courage to backyard compost, you are probably not alone. Venturing out into a downpour with a bucket of kitchen scraps can prove challenging for even the most committed zero-waster.
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Let's Talk Trash: Reusable bag options

Let's Talk Trash: Reusable bag options

Last-minute grocery shopping? Forgot your bags from home? No problem, at least not at one grocery store in Powell River.
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