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What Not To Flush;  Prevent Clogs And Help Our Cities Infrastructure
What Not To Flush; Prevent Clogs And Help Our Cities Infrastructure
What Not To Flush; Prevent Clogs And Help Our Cities Infrastructure
Flushing something down the toilet doesn't make it go away - you're just moving the problem somewhere else.  The City of Superior's Environmental Services - a Division of Public Works - reminds everyone that proper disposal of wastes and garbage can prevent problems for both you and the city.
Half Of The World’s Food Is Thrown Away
Half Of The World’s Food Is Thrown Away
Half Of The World’s Food Is Thrown Away
The lack of reliable food sources plague large portions of our world - while at the same time, those that have food available to them waste more than half of it. Hard data is still being collected, but experts at the Reuters Food and Agriculture Summit in Chicago this week said an estimated 30 percent to 50 percent of the food produced in the world goes uneaten...
Food Waste:  To Recycle Or Not
Food Waste: To Recycle Or Not
Food Waste: To Recycle Or Not
It's astounding to think of how much of the food a single person or family buys actually gets thrown away as waste.  Case in point froma post-Thanksgiving blog I stumbled across: As Americans across the country prep their 20-pound Butterballs for the annual gorge fest of Thanksgiving, I had a flashback to a story I reported earlier this year...