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Let's Talk Trash: Thinking outside the pots

Let's Talk Trash: Thinking outside the pots

With fingers and green thumbs crossed, many gardeners are hoping spring may finally have sprung. Seeds are being sown indoors and out, and favourite varieties were scooped up at last weekend’s Seedy Saturday event at Powell River Recreation Complex.
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Let's Talk Trash: Last-minute eco gifts

Let's Talk Trash: Last-minute eco gifts

Tick tock, fill the sock! The pressure of the gift-giving season may have led you to join the ranks of the last-minute shoppers. You may even be procrastinating by reading this column.
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Let's Talk Trash: Worry-free composting

Let's Talk Trash: Worry-free composting

The heat of summer has arrived and so may a swarm of flies in your garbage can. Food scraps and food-stained pieces of garbage are an attractive feast for all manner of pests, but there is something you can do.
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Let's Talk Trash: Transparent about glass

Let's Talk Trash: Transparent about glass

Perhaps it’s fitting that glass is usually transparent, because we often look right past it. Take a quick inventory of how glass serves you daily. Coming in many forms, from lightbulbs to mirrors and fiberglass to medical equipment, it’s everywhere.
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Let's Talk Trash: Resolving to change habits

Let's Talk Trash: Resolving to change habits

If you see the coming of the new year as a new slate, it could be a perfect time for you to commit to a change in habits. Many of us contemplate our waistline around this time, but perhaps this year we can all take a closer look at our waste.
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Let's Talk Trash: Compostable plastic facts

Let's Talk Trash: Compostable plastic facts

Have you ever found yourself scratching your head when it comes to the whole compostable plastic versus regular plastic debate? Which one is more earth-friendly? Ideally, it is great to opt for bringing your own containers and buying in bulk, but alm
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Let's Talk Trash: Recycling hazardous goods

Let's Talk Trash: Recycling hazardous goods

In our attempts to avoid the landfill, or, let’s be honest, to avoid paying for garbage by tossing something into the recycling, we can unwittingly create a hazard.
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Let's Talk Trash: Reduce plastic, then recycle

Let's Talk Trash: Reduce plastic, then recycle

Take a peek into your recycling bin to see how much plastic your household has gone through this week. In a world where everything from shampoo to cucumbers is packaged in it, there could be a mountain.
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Let's Talk Trash: Gifting the planet

Let's Talk Trash: Gifting the planet

Ever find yourself forgetting someone’s birthday, or heading to a friend’s for dinner empty-handed? Have you wished for a magical drawer with an assortment of gifts you can grab at a moment’s notice without the stress of last-minute shopping? Keep re
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Let's Talk Trash: Wipes clog pipes

Let's Talk Trash: Wipes clog pipes

While it’s tempting to send all our undesirables down the toilet, we shouldn’t necessarily rush to flush. Filters and pumps at wastewater treatment plants get stressed when anything other than human waste and toilet paper are sent their way.
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