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Today is day 19 of wearing every

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single piece of trash I create.

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And I'm up to 58 pounds

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of trash.

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What that means is I'm creating

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about 3 pounds of trash per day.

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And this might seem like a lot.

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But in reality, I'm creating

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about 33% less trash

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than the average American

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that creates 4.5 pounds per day.

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So this might seem overwhelming

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to anybody that's interested

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in creating less trash

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that doesn't want to be a

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"Trash Man" like me

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which is what everybody has been

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calling me or a "Trash Monster".

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But the good news is there's

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a lot that you can do.

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and it starts with small things.

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So the first and one of

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the most simple

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is to ditch plastic

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and paper bags at the

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grocery store or wherever

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you're shopping.

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Instead you can get

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a reusable bag.

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This is one of my favorites.

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I've had this for 4 years.

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It's called a "Chico Bag" and

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it fits into this tiny pocket.

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So it's easy to bring

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anywhere you go.

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Instead of paper towels, napkins

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and tissues, whether you're

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at home or at restaurants.

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Instead, you can just

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use reusable cloths.

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They don't have to be anything

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fancy at all.

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These have existed for

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hundreds of years and they

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can save you a ton of money.

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It's really convenient and easy

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to get disposable cups when

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you're getting your coffee or tea

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or something like that.

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It's really easy to just bring

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your own cup or mug.

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Or even a mason jar, wherever

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you're going to get a drink.

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And doing that, means no more

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cups to the landfill.

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Whether its styrofoam, plastic

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or paper dishes,

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plastic forks and spoons,

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or to-go containers.

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You can get rid of all of that,

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simply by carrying your own

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dishes and your own utensils.

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You can use this for

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sitting down to eat or for

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using it for food on the go.

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And lastly, you can

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ditch the bottled water.

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This will keep thousands

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of plastic bottles from

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ever needing to be made.

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And save you a ton of money.

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Instead, just bring your

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own reusable bottle, wherever

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you go and fill it up at home

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or when you're out.

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So those are 5 things that

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we can all start today.

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The good news is that none of

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them mean that you have to

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go out and buy anything.

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You can just use materials

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that you find.

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They all will save you

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a ton of money and

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they'll decrease the amount

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of trash that you're creating.

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Start with just 1 of them,

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if it seems overwhelming

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and once you have success

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with that, you can continue

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on to the rest.

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Trash Me