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Posted on: April 13, 2022

Can Reducing our Garbage Help our Climate?

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In a word, yes!

Greenhouse gases - which warm our atmosphere, make glaciers melt and contribute to extreme weather conditions - are reduced when we cut down on garbage by practicing the 3 R's - Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.

How so? Take soda cans for ...

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Posted on: April 13, 2022

What about E-Waste?

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E-WASTE:  REUSING TRUMPS RECYCLING

When it comes to computers (as well as TV's and many other appliances) while recycling is always a better option than simply throwing it away, did you know that there is an even more environmentally-friendly way ...

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Chatham Recycles
Posted on: April 13, 2022

Tap Vs. Bottled

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TAP vs. BOTTLED.....AND THE WINNER IS!.......

Glug, glug, glug--that's the sound a ginormous number of us make as we sip bottled water in our cars, at the gym, behind our desks, etc.

The sound you DON'T hear is the thwack of 60 million bot...

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Chatham Recycles
Posted on: April 13, 2022

Why don't some people recycle?

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Why don't some people Recycle???

Survey answers & matching tips.

#1 Reason: Too difficult or inconvenient at home.

#2: I don't have enough to recycle.

#3: Too difficult or inconvenient at the Transfer Station.

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#1: Set up a...

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Chatham Recycles
Posted on: April 13, 2022

Water Bottle Refill Stations

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They're HEERE!!!

ChathamRecycles is happy, proud and grateful to report that the three Water Bottle Refill Stations approved by Chatham residents at the May, 2019 Annual Town Meeting - in spite of a myriad of delays including other scheduled town ...

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Chatham Recycles