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3/24/2021 0 Comments

Waste Minimization

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Waste minimization is a set of processes and practices intended to reduce waste produced. By reducing or eliminating the generation of harmful and persistent wastes, waste minimization supports efforts to promote a more sustainable society. Waste minimization involves redesigning products and processes and/or changing societal patterns of consumption and production.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waste_minimisation
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3/22/2021 0 Comments

Some Facts About Waste

  • In 2018, the average American generated ​4.74 pounds of waste per day.  In 1960, that number was 2.68 pounds. 1
  • The recycling rate has been decreasing yearly since 2015. 1
  • In 2018 China reduced the amount of plastics purchased from the US by 88% over 2017. 2
  • Each Texan throws out 6.84 pounds of trash per day. 3
  • Texans recycle 2.04 pound of trash per day. 4
  • The Collin County Landfill opened in 2004 and was designed to last for 65 years.  It will now last for less than 22 more years. 5
1. EPA.gov, National Overview: Facts and Figures on Materials, Wastes and Recycling 
2. May 29, 2018, R. Fanning  A Collapsing Market in China Means Texans May have to Pay to recycle, University of Texas at Austin, KUT News
3. 2017 TCEQ Annual Summary
4. 2017 Take Care of Texas, Recycling in Texas
5. 2019 North Texas Municipal Waste District, Solid Waste - Planning for the future.

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3/21/2021 0 Comments

Just One Little Change

​There is one thing that unifies us all. We share this planet, not only with one another but with the plants, animals, and natural resources.  It does not matter where you are, who you are, what you look like, or what beliefs you have.  We all live on this planet and for now, it is the only place we have.  We can make it a cleaner, happier, healthier existence for ourselves and others.  If all of us make just one little change, that is a big change overall.  We hope that you pick just one idea or habit you can easily change.  You can pick more if you like but let’s all start with at least one and see the change we can make.  
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