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<h3>Purpose</h3>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Verdana">This action will help you reduce the solid waste you generate and send to a landfill, as well as the energy associated with all that waste.</font></p>
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<h3>What to do</h3>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Verdana">Measure your trash. You will save 104 pounds of<span style="">&nbsp; </span>CO2 for every gallon of trash you eliminate or recycle instead!</font></p>
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<h3>Tips to create less solid waste</h3>
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    <li><font size="2" face="Verdana">Start composting your kitchen waste. For information about composting, go here. (link to come.) </font></li>
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    <li><font size="2" face="Verdana">Bring your own reusable bags when you shop. </font></li>
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    <li><font size="2" face="Verdana">Look for items with the least packaging.</font></li>
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    <li><font size="2" face="Verdana">Buy in bulk. For instance, you can buy rice in small boxes or frozen packages, which have a lot of waste in the packaging, or you can often find rice in &quot;bulk bins&quot;, so you can put as much as you want in a single plastic or paper bag, which you can reuse.</font></li>
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    <li><font size="2" face="Verdana">Buy reusable items. For instance, go for a razor with replaceable blades rather than a box of disposable razors.</font></li>
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    <li><font size="2" face="Verdana">Reduce mail you don't need (&quot;direct&quot; mail or &quot;junk mail&quot;). You can do this online by going to <a href="http://www.directmail.com/Junk_Mail">www.DirectMail.com/Junk_Mail</a>.</font></li>
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    <li><font size="2" face="Verdana">If you get unwanted catalogs and other mail from businesses, you can call their toll-free number and ask to be removed from the mailing list. You can also use a self-addressed return envelope if you receive one.</font></li>
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<h3>References and Links</h3>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Verdana">L<em>ow Carbon Diet: A 30 Day Program to Lose 5000 Pounds</em>, by David Gershon. 2006, Empowerment Institute.<span style="">&nbsp; </span></font></p>
<p style="" class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span class="MsoHyperlink">http://www.empowermentinstitute.net/<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Verdana"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></font></p>