“If
Americans
didn’t de-
mand pristine
produce and
bread baked
fresh daily,
there would
be little for
dumpster
divers to find,” observes MSNBC.com reporter Allison Linn.
“And, if we didn’t lust for new couches long before the old
springs had gone soft, and new jeans, months before the
current ones had developed holes, there would be little for
thrift store aficionados and garage sale lovers to buy.”
According to the Environmental Protection Agency,
Americans produce an average of 4.6 pounds of waste per
person per day—nearly a ton a year. We all create tons
of bargains for those willing to take a second look at our
consumer culture.
Long Weekends
State’s Four-day Work Week Saves Energy
Utah has officially become the first state to experiment
with reducing energy costs and commuter gasoline ex-
pense by switching 17,000 of 24,000 executive branch
government employees to a 40-hour, four-day work week.
Pr i n t e d o n re c y c l e d Pa P e r t o Pr o t e c t t h e en v i r o n m e n t
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