Recycling is good, but …
January 28th, 2009 at 12:01pm Jennie Pollock
… Remember to reduce and reuse. Good reminder from this story, in case you missed it a few days ago.
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1. Rob | February 3rd, 2009 at 9:46 pm
It’s a good idea to look for minimal packaging on goods, especially at the grocery store. Our local recycle Mgr. told me that recycling just 13 plastic soda bottles can make a sleeping bag!
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