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I often wonder how many wartime habits of conservation and recycling have quietly disappeared as new generations came along with new conveniences. My grandparents reused everything… jars, string, clothing, even the milk bags became “ziplocs”, not because it was trendy, but because it was simply how you got by.
Today, we’re thankful to Suzanne Sloan for sharing some of the conservation practices she still uses, from sterilizing glass jars for jam to re-knitting worn-out sweaters into something new.
Her letter is a reminder that the most sustainable solutions often come from the past, and that a little creativity can keep a lot out of the landfill.
Letter: We Have Many Means of Saving Waste
Since I was born in 1933, you can well imagine me being pre-many things. Plastic food and beverage containers, for instance, those that fill our recycling bins every garbage day. Plastics, in my opinion, are one of the most dangerous and polluting products developed in the last century.
But how could the world get along without them, one may ask?
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Today: An update on yesterday’s story about board changes at Public Health with a statement from the province; a warning about procedural issues that threaten the process of justice in an international criminal case that began in Owen Sound; a new community project in Neyaashiinigmiing; and more.
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