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Where Do I Discard...?
Find locations near you to recycle items.
The best way to get people to start reducing household waste by reusing items is to share stories of how other people are doing it. There are many examples of individuals, businesses, organizations and schools reducing waste in the North Country. Learn what happens to the environment when you use plastic bags and why it is important to use a reusable bag when shopping.
Reusable Shopping Bags
Plastic bags can take up to 1,000 years to degrade in a landfill and often times those plastic bags frequently fly-off of the traveling waste hauling truck before it ever makes it to a landfill landing on the side of the road. Those plastic bags often become airborne even at the landfill and end up along litter fences that landfills use to collect flying debris from leaving the site. You can reduce this litter simply by using a reusable bag when shopping.
By using reusable shopping bags, you can reduce the number of plastic bags along with the associated litter and environmental impacts that result. Many local stores sell durable reusable bags at reasonable prices. The reusable bags hold more and are less prone to breakage. Some stores may even credit your shopping bill for each reusable bag you use. Make it a habit to keep reusable bags in your car for those spur of the moment store stops.
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