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Think
about snacks! Some come in BIG packages, with each snack individually
wrapped. Often each one is also packed in a little plastic
or paper tray. What looked like a great big snack turns out
to be a little tiny snack wrapped in a whole lot of paper and plastic!
And it's sooo small you probably have to eat 2! And throw all the
wrapping away!
The
average Canadian throws away a tonne of garbage a year! That
is equal to the weight of a small car. BUT, because garbage
is not compact like a car, it takes up much more room.
=
4 tonnes
 So,
What can YOU do?
Become
A
GREEN
SHOPPER!!
- don't buy anything that
has extra packaging
- tell the store managers
and the product makers what you aren't buying their products
- buy things in bulk--many
snacks come that way
- limit the amount of prepared
food that you buy--make your own pizzas with your favourite toppings
- buy big containers instead
of little ones--there's way less packaging
- buy drinks in returnable
bottles--AND RETURN THEM!
- take your own shopping bags
(cloth ones are the best)
- limit the number of disposable
items that you purchase--no paper plates, plastic cups, disposable
cameras, etc
Make
a Litterless Lunch
- buy a lunch box or bag that
you are going to reuse many times
- or make your own reusable bag out
of cotton cloth
- collect containers that
you can keep using so you don't have to use plastic wrap for sandwiches
and cookies
- use a refillable drink container.
Then you can buy your juice in big bottles or cans---small cans
and drinking boxes cause a lot of waste
- don't buy dessert or smacks
that come in single-serving containers
- put all your lunch food
scraps in a backyard or worm composter
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