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* Updated 2024 *Did you know that ""trash"" is a valuable resource with many benefits? Save money and make a positive difference today, with the easy tips shared in this book. Imagine if one could see all the trash generated in a lifetime trailing behind like a personal jet stream of filth. Everyone has a jet stream, we all leave an impact behind - it is up to us to decide what that impact will be & if it will be green. Repurpose useful items - before recycling. Make a difference by shopping consciously. A-Z list of items that can be repurposed. Trash Talk - It's Easy To Be Green series covers a lot of ground from explaining the recycling industry, sharing inspiring information, offering ways to reduce waste via reconsidering, rethinking, recycling, reducing, repurposing & other 'r's. Learn hundreds of exciting ways to keep valuable materials out of the landfill. - Book 1 is packed with ways to re-use and re-purpose waste! Learn how easy it is to see trash as a resource that can have a measurable positive impact for your community, your own budget and more. Just about every item commonly disposed of in your home or office can be found listed here. - Book 2 delves deeper into energy saving tips, water conservation, composting, and being proactive in every-day life. ""Reaching beyond simple recycling, the authors take a look at everyday household items and offer practical, and often downright clever, approaches."" Back Homes Magazine (USA) ""Contains tips ranging from how to use grocery bags to what to do with old toothbrushes. Every reader is guaranteed to find many practical tips they can institute in their own lives."" Sarah Playle Discover how you can save hundreds of dollars a year. What readers say: ""It is comforting to know that any effort one makes to reuse items, reduce waste and recycle responsibly, actually does have an impact. The research is solid and it educates in a positive, creative and common sense manner."" South West Blend E-zine (USA) ""Refreshing and up-lifting. Most of the ideas are relatively simple and do not require any unusual tools or skills."" Warmer Bulletin (UK) Green, sustainable living is at your fingertips - Get your copy of this green living series today! A perfect gift that helps save lot of money!

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Between the two, Dave and Lillian Brummet are authors, poets, photographers, musicians, graphic designers and book reviewers. Their work has appeared in a variety of publications around the globe.The Brummets were honored with an award for ""outstanding use of various media in ongoing outreach work to reduce waste in our environment"" by the Recycling Council of British Columbia. Seeds of Diversity also awarded them with a Certificate of Appreciation for volunteer contributions. Boundary Family Read and Columbia Basin Alliance For Literacy recognized them for their support. Their efforts to promote conscious and green living has brought them carbon offset certificates from Brighter Planet Organization. Their continuous marketing successes have prompted forum friends to assign light hearted titles such as 'guru' for the advice they have freely given and 'pink bunny' because they keep on going and going. If you are curious about the name recognition the Brummets have built up over the years simply head over to your computer, call up your favorite search engine and type in Dave and Lillian Brummet, or just one of their names and see what comes up. Dave and Lillian believe in giving back as authors and have been donating a percentage of the royalties they receive from book sales to various charities such as Seeds of Diversity Organization, SPCA (South-western Canadian Branch) and to the Canadian Wildlife Federation.

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