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Fall 2008: Pollution Prevention Post
Your news & information source about: recycling, pollution prevention, and less toxic products
In this Issue
- 24th Annual California Coastal Cleanup Day Did you know that 80% of the trash that ends up in waterways comes from land based sources? The birds, mammals, and fish need our help. We spend all year playing in their backyard - let's spend a few hours cleaning it up.
- The Plastic Water Bottle Pest For many people, unloading the week's groceries includes hauling a case or two of bottled water into the house. Over the past 10 years, there has been an upsurge in bottled water use in the United States, fueled by health concerns, the desire for convenience, and good old advertising.
- Take it Back: Recycle Where You Shop The list of household products you can't put into the trash always seems to be growing. Some of those items must go to a household hazardous waste collection site. But for a variety of items - including household batteries and fluorescent lights - other convenient choices for consumers are quickly increasing.
- Don't Throw Out that Oil Filter - Recycle It! Californians who change their own motor oil buy more than 14 million oil filters each year. Too many of these end up in landfills instead of being recycled. Used oil filters can be dismantled into their component parts for reuse - turning the steel, paper, oil and plastic into new products or fuel sources.
Full Newsletter Download:P3 Polllution Prevention Post, Fall 2008
Spanish version: Noticias del Medio Ambiente, Fall 08
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