Environmental
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      facts
      2
     
    
   
   
    
     
      1.
      Duffy
      building
      goes
      through
      approx.
      144
     
     
      I
      rolls
      of
      toilet
      paper
      every
      week
      (5424
      a
     
     
      |
      year),
      40
      of
      which
      are
      swiped
      by
      someone
      |
     
     
      |
      who
      is
      too
      cheap
      to
      go
      out
      and
      buy
      some.
      |
     
     
      |
      Duffy
      has:
      |
     
     
      ‘|
      12
      stalls
      |
     
     
      |
      2
      rolls
      per
      stall/day
      |
     
     
      X
      6
      days
      =
      144
      or
      24
      X
      226
      =
      5424
      |
     
     
      12
      Approx.
      678
      pens
      are
      lost
      every
      year
      in
      l
     
     
      Duffy.
     
     
      |
      226
      school
      days
     
     
      |
      X
      3
      pens
      a
      day
     
     
      |
      =
      678
      |
     
     
      |
      3.
      Approx.
      40
      bags
      of
      garbage
      are
      chucked
      |
     
     
      |
      every
      day
      from
      Duffy,
      Main
      and
      Memorial.
      |
     
     
      |
      That
      makes
      240
      bags
      a
      week
      and
      9040
      year
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      |
      226
      days
      ‘12
      bags
      -
      Duffy
      |
     
     
      X40
      bags
      18
      bags
      -
      Main
      |
     
    

    
     
      =
      9040
      10
      bags
      -
      Memorial
      |
     
     
      iBy:
      Jason
      Roberts.
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      One
      person
      can
      make
      a
      difference
     
     
      Reducing
      waste
      made
      easy
      for
      everyone
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      C.A.
      Schneider
     
     
      HAVE
      YOU
      EVER
      WONDERED
      HOW
      YOU
     
     
      could
      help
      in
      the
      fight
      to
      save
      our
      home
      planet?
     
     
      Many
      people,
      including
      students,
      ask
      that
      very
     
     
      question
      only
      to
      decide
      that
      one
      per
      son
      can’t
     
     
      make
      that
      much
      of
      a
      difference.
      They
      are
     
     
      wrong
      about
      that.
      One
      person
      living
      by
      the
     
     
      three
      Rs
      --reduce,
      reuse,
      recycle--
      can
     
     
      relieve
      the
      landfills
      of
      much
      of
      the
      waste
     
     
      that
      usually
      ends
      up
      there.
      Accordingto
     
     
      a
      1992
      study
      of
      landfills
      and
      garbage
      in
     
     
      Milwaukee,
      the
      average
      amount
      of
     
     
      household
      waste
      taken
      to
      landfills
      is
      |.9
     
     
      pounds
      per
      person
      per
      day.
      Seems
      like
     
     
      alotdoesn'tit.
      That's
      because
      it
      isa
      lot,
     
     
      in
      one
      year
      a
      person
      contributes
      up
      to
     
     
      694
      pounds
      of
      waste.
      With
      all
      the
     
     
      millions
      of
      people
      who
      share
      this
      earth,
     
     
      that
      makes
      a
      heck
      of
      a
      lot
      of
      garbage.
     
     
      All
      this
      waste
      has
      to
      go
      some-
     
     
      where
      and
      the
      storage
      facilities
      are
      ;
     
     
      quickly
      filling
      up.
      The
      search
      for
      new
     
     
      sites
      runs
      into
      problems
      because
      peo-
     
     
      ple
      fight
      to
      keep
      new
      landfills
      away
      from
     
     
      their
      neighbourhoods.
      This
      “not
      in
      my
     
     
      backyard”
      mindset
      is
      leading
      the
      Earth
     
     
      towards
      a
      garbage
      crisis
      that
      may
      well
     
     
      end
      life
      as
      we
      know
      it.
      This
      crisis
      is
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘inevitable
      unless
      we
      all
      chip
      in
      and
      do
     
     
      our
      part
      to
      protect
      our
      environment
     
    
   
   
    
     
      from
      our
      own
      wastefulness.
     
    

    
     
      The
      three
      Rs
      are
      the
      easiest
      way
     
     
      to
      accomplish
      our
      goal
      of
      cutting
      our
     
     
      waste.
      Reducing,
      reusing
      and
      recycling
     
     
      (who
      hasn't
      heard
      of
      it?)
      are
      all
      rather
     
     
      painless
      once
      you
      get
      used
      to
      the
      life-
     
     
      style.
      According
      to
      the
      Milwaukee
      study
     
     
      the
      majority
      of
      the
      waste
      taken
      to
      the
     
     
      landfills
      can
      be
      taken
      care
      of
      through
      one
      or
     
     
      more
      of
      the
      three
      Rs.
     
    

    
     
      As
      scary
      as
      it
      sound,
      the
      first
      R
      is
     
     
      probably
      the
      easiest
      one
      to
      accomplish.
      Re-
     
     
      ducing
      means
      lowering
      your
      waste
      output
      by
     
     
      doing
      simple
      things
      like
      using
      a
      ceramic,
      or
     
     
      plastic,
      plate
      and
      cup
      when
      you
      get
      food
      from
     
     
      the
      cafeteria,
      even
      when
      it’s
      take-out,
      or
     
     
      choosing
      not
      to
      buy
      individually
      packaged
     
     
      cheese
      slices.
      Neither
      of
      these
      sound
      like
      very
     
     
      big
      things;
      however
      when
      you
      think
      about
      how
     
     
      much
      waste
      you
      save
      over
      the
      course
      ofa
      year,
     
     
      you
      realize
      how
      much
      these
      simple
      things
      add
     
     
      up
      to.
      Reducing
      also
      means
      using
      the
      other
     
     
      two
      Rs
      to
      reduce
      your
      waste
      output.
     
    

    
     
      Reusing
      covers
      many
      different
      areas
      of
     
     
      waste.
      It
      may
      mean
      something
      as
      complex
      as
     
     
      composting
      food
      waste
      or
      something
      as
      sim-
     
     
      ple
      as
      reusing
      your
      plastic
      grocery
      bags
     
     
      everytime
      you
      shop.
      Composting
      is
      a
      wonder-
     
     
      ful
      way
      of
      reducing
      your
      household
      waste
     
     
      because
      it
      goes
      beyond
      reduction.
      When
      food
     
    
   
   
    
     
      wastes
      are
      composted,
      inside
      or
      out,
      they
      are
     
     
      broken
      down
      into
      a
      natural
      fertilizer
      that
      can
     
     
      be
      used
      for
      commercial
      or
      personal
      use.
     
     
      There
      are
      three
      different
      types
      of
     
     
      composting:
      backyard,
      indoor,
      or
      commercial
     
     
      composting.
      Backyard
      composting
      means
      form-
     
     
      ing
      a
      compost
      pile,
      usually
      in
      the
      corner
      of
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      J
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      food
      waste
      is
      compostable;
      however
      it
      is
      not
     
     
      recommended
      that
      backyard
      or
      indoor
      com.
     
     
      posers
      put
      meat,
      bones,
      fish
      or
      dairy
      products
     
     
      in
      their
      compost
      as
      all
      these
      things
      will
      attract
     
     
      small
      animals.
      Coffee
      grounds
      and
      filters,
      tea
     
     
      bags
      egg
      shells
      and
      vegetable
      scraps
      make
     
     
      wonderful
      compost
      regardless
      of
      the
      setting.
     
     
      Non-waxed
      cardboard,
      sawdust,
      ani-
     
     
      mal
      or
      human
      hair
      as
      well
      as
      house
     
     
      and
      garden
      plant
      waste
      are
      also
     
     
      compostable.
      All
      of
      these
      items
      add
     
     
      to
      the
      content
      of
      the
      compost
      to
     
     
      make
      it
      as
      rich
      as
      it
      can
      be.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      garden
      or
      yard,
      where
      the
      food
      waste
      can
     
     
      decay
      without
      disturbing
      the
      residents.
      Indoor
     
     
      composting
      usually
      involves
      keeping
      a
      closed
     
     
      bucket
      in
      a
      warm
      dark
      area
      of
      a
      house.
      This
     
     
      type
      of
      composting
      is
      not
      for
      the
      squeamish
     
     
      since
      the
      bucket
      is
      stocked
      with
      worms
      to
     
     
      break
      the
      wastes
      down
      into
      an
      extremely
     
     
      fertile
      top
      soil.
      Many
      of
      the
      larger
      universities
     
     
      have
      composers
      such
      as
      this
      in
      their
      resi-
     
     
      dences
      to
      cut
      down
      on
      the
      output
      of
      waste
     
     
      from
      the
      buildings.
      Commercial
      composting
     
     
      means
      that
      food
      wastes
      are
      separated
      from
     
     
      other
      waste
      and
      picked
      up
      by
      a
      company,
      or
     
     
      community
      to
      be
      used
      in
      making
      commercially
     
    

    
     
      sold
      top
      soil
      and
      fertilizer.
      All
      three
      types
      of
     
    

    
     
      composting
      are
      effective
      in
      cutting
      the
      amount
     
    

    
     
      of
      waste
      that
      hits
      the
      landfills
      by
      cutting
      the
     
    

    
     
      food
      waste
      almost
      completely
      out
      of
      the
     
    

    
     
      equation.
     
    

    
     
      Composting
      has
      some
      very
      specific
     
    

    
     
      rules
      as
      to
      what
      is
      acceptable
      and
      what
      is
      not.
     
    

    
     
      As
      far
      as
      commercial
      composting
      goes,
      any
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Composting
      is
      the
      extreme
      of
     
     
      the
      reusing
      set.
      There
      are
      many
     
     
      other
      ways
      to
      cut
      waste
      by
      reusing.
     
     
      Many
      communities
      have
      weeks
      when
     
     
      they
      ask
      people
      to
      put
      out
      their
      large
     
     
      pieces
      of
      garbage
      such
      as
      old
      furri-
     
     
      ture,
      old
      toys
      etc
      and
      people
      are
     
     
      invited
      to
      take
      anything
      that
      they
     
     
      would
      find
      useful
      before
      the
      garbag
     
     
      picks
      it
      up.
      You
      can
      use
      cloth
      shop-
     
     
      ping
      bags
      and
      avoid
      plastic
      ones,
      o
     
     
      reuse
      the
      same
      plastic
      ones
      until
      the
     
     
      are
      worn
      out.
      Then
      you
      proceed
      t
     
     
      the
      next
      step
      in
      cutting
      waste,
      recy
     
     
      cling.
     
    

    
     
      Recycling
      is
      a
      form
      of
      reusing
     
     
      where
      the
      wastes
      are
      not
      immedi,
     
     
      ately
      reused,
      but
      remade
      first.
      Su
     
     
      items
      as
      plastic
      bags,
      cans,
      paper
     
     
      corrugated
      cardboard
      and
      bottles
      ar
     
     
      all
      recyclable.
      Plastic
      bags
      are
      co
     
     
      lected
      in
      recycling
      boxes
      at
      mat
     
     
      grocery
      stores.
      So
      the
      next
      time
      y
     
     
      go
      to
      the
      store
      take
      along
      that
      clos
     
     
      full
      of
      plastic
      and
      spend
      the
      rest
     
     
      your
      life
      wondering
      if
      this
      bag
      was
      made
      of
     
     
      one
      you
      turned
      in
      years
      ago.
      Metal
     
     
      ranging
      from
      pop
      cans
      to
      soup
      cans
      are
      ak
     
     
      recyclable.
      Most
      recycling
      depots
      ask
      that
      y
     
     
      rinse
      the
      cans
      out
      and
      crush
      them
      with
      the
      li
     
     
      inside
      the
      can.
      Aerosol
      cans,
      paint
      cans,
      froz
     
     
      juice
      containers,
      and
      metal
      pots
      are
      not
      ré
     
     
      clable.
      All
      non-glossy
      paper
      and
      non-wa%
     
     
      corrugated
      cardboard
      is
      also
      recyclable.
      Jui
     
     
      beer
      and
      pop
      bottles
      are
      also
      recyclable,
     
     
      bottle
      depots
      will
      take
      these
      and
      possibly
      &”
     
     
      give
      you
      some
      money
      for
      them.
      Glass
      is
      4
      hu
     
     
      part
      of
      what
      is
      filling
      up
      the
      waste
      stor’
     
     
      areas
      so
      please
      make
      an
      effort
      to
      recycle
      |
     
    

    
     
      Taxing
      care
      of
      our
      environment
      s
     
     
      part
      of
      every
      man,
      woman
      and
      child's
      res
     
     
      sibility.
      We
      depend
      on
      the
      earth,
      if
      she
     
     
      depend
      on
      us
      neither
      of
      us
      have
      a
      future.
      Ev
     
     
      little
      bit
      of
      waste
      you
      cut
      gives
      the
      earth,
     
     
      home,
      a
      better
      chance
      of
      survival
      our
      fu"
     
     
      generations
      are
      depending
      on
      it.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Graphic
      by
      Mike
      Rappaport