Tossing out all the garbage
uses up plenty of energy

Take out the = garbage!
Whether we lug it to the
curb, drop it down a chute or
toss it in a bin, we are using
not only our own energy but
also that of the garbage
truck and its crew. We are
also. throwing away the
energy resources that went
into the production of many
of the items in that pile of
daily trash

Can that energy be saved”
Fach of us disposes of an
average of two kilograms of
garbage every day, counting
all the waste for which we
are wholly of
responsible

partially
Over a year it
adds up to three quarters of
a tonne per person

If a person lives to ape UO
he of she would have thrown
away oover SO
garbage in has hfetame
Visualize trying to bury a

tonnes of

family of four’s garbage in
the back yard.

We spend $500 milhon
every year in Canada to
collect) and = dispose of
garbage It takes energy to
grow, manufacture, extract,
process and transport the
matenal and more energy to
haul it away after ut has been
thrown out

Plastic

comes from
petroleum and other syn
the tic materials Much

plaste is used once and
discarded Many other raw
matenals also make a short
one way journey to the
garbage dump A great deal
of enerev and money could
be saved by reducing the
packaging and

plastic “ue

redundant
discard mn
everyday use

There are ways to help
reduce the two-kilogram-a-

day grind and produce less
garbage.

Prepare meals of
reasonable size and keep
what is left) for another
serving

Buy things only as needed
and avoid buying products
that are overpacked Look
for hquid) sold in reusable
bottles and containers.
instead of disposable bottles,
plasti bags oor
Some

aluminum

packaging
maternal can be saved to be
used avain tn the home

cans

Collect and
bottles

recycle

cans and paper

Send unwanted but. still
useful items to chanties or
second-hand stores. Mend
and fix things, instead of
discarding them.

Avoid buying unnecessary
disposable products such as
plates, cups and = diapers
made of paper or one-use
only plasic products

Such frugahty does not in
any way lower one’s stan
dard of living. indeed the
regular savings may help
enhance it) In addition, the
cumulative effect of all
British Columbians

becoming more garbage
conscious) would help case
the blob fount htt,

garbage piles

Crarbage iso habit worth
chuc king

.

Dave Jenneson

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