garbage Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/garbage/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Mon, 21 Nov 2022 17:03:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 They’ve Got it Made! https://smthingscount.com/2020/05/22/theyve-got-it-made/ Fri, 22 May 2020 15:39:58 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9219 “They’ve got it made!”  We’ve all said this as we watch people doing their jobs.  We’re convinced they’re overpaid for what they do. Are they?

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]]> About that Garbage Disposal… https://smthingscount.com/2020/04/11/about-that-garbage-disposal/ Sat, 11 Apr 2020 15:45:22 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9068 Use the garbage disposal less. Between faucets washing scraps down the drain while they’re being ground up and the water used to process sewage in treatment plants,

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]]> What is this Recycle Garbage? https://smthingscount.com/2018/07/07/what-is-this-recycle-garbage/ Sat, 07 Jul 2018 17:09:43 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7051 I don’t know about you, but I’m confused about what I should toss into the recycle bin.  Sure, aluminum drink cans and beverage bottles are

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]]> THAT’S Reyclable?! https://smthingscount.com/2016/06/04/thats-reyclable/ Sat, 04 Jun 2016 17:40:39 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=4936 Some things around the house you think are not recyclable (R) or compostable (C) really are, e.g., human and animal hair (R, C), dryer lint (C),

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]]> That’s Garbage! https://smthingscount.com/2016/01/30/thats-garbage/ Sat, 30 Jan 2016 18:18:41 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=4510 Use the garbage disposal less often. Between faucets washing scraps down the drain and huge amounts of water used at the sewage treatment plant, 500,000

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]]> New Rock Accidentally Made by Man https://smthingscount.com/2014/08/02/new-rock-accidentally-made-by-man/ Sat, 02 Aug 2014 17:02:20 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=2988 On the shores of Hawaii, scientists found a brand new rock-type, one that man has made.  It’s multi-colored, has a variety of textures, is eroded

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]]> Over-Medicating the Earth https://smthingscount.com/2013/10/26/over-medicating-the-earth/ Sat, 26 Oct 2013 18:21:48 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=2194 Left-over prescription medicines are a big problem.  We can’t flush them down the toilet because they’ll pollute our water. Tossing them into the garbage means

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