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By P etatMAner
EXETER - •Reduction is the most effective of the three R's - you
won't have to throw away what you didn't buy in the first place. Reduc-
tion means avoiding the'purchase of gimmicks, wasteful products, and
- less packaging. It means opting for good quality, long-lasting prod-
; Alts. And it means'not buying -what aaion't need.
On a per capita basis, CanadIUMP*gee more waste than citizens of
any other country in ,the world. Remits include landfills stretched to
capacity, problems with- storage of hazardous waste, and degradation
of the natural environment.
Over the last few days, Jacob Petersen, Donna Glanville and Paula
Hohner have been delivering the garbage stickers to the households in
Exeter: Ali three received many comments on the system... some posi-
tive and some negative. In general, people know that something has to
be done about how much garbage is produced. Reducing garbage is
one of -the ways to not spend as much on tags. In fact, the very sugges-
tion of waste reduction as an approach has opened peoples eyes and
prompted new reduction ideas.
For some households, a little ingenuity will help to get garbage down
.talo one bag a week or less. It'can be done. Here are a few basic sugges-
taions:
- buy beverages in refillable bottles (not drink boxes)
- reuse shopping bags •
- - refuse excess packaging at stores (this point is important ... about
one-third of household -garbage is made up of waste packaging).
- look for the unpackaged variety of products rather than plastic
Ywrapped, blister packs, boxed varieties;ew.
- avoid single servings (e.g. individually wrapped cheese slices, mi-
::ero meals, cheese and crackers in plastic containers, etc.)
- use rechargeable batteries
- use cloth diapers instead of disposables (this saves a substantial
amount of space in a garbage bag)
-Luse _cloth -napkins and towels instead of paper "
-tbuybubalk4and use your own containers)
•Opptltrtnnitidsio.reduce and reuse waste abound. Practicing the R's
of waste management -clan be as simple as changing household habits
or as complex as altering industrial processes.
National •and Provinciahaegulations to control packaging and to re-
quire recycling are an option foraddressing the waste issue. The town
continues to raise such points .with the senior government_Emphasis
should also be plated; cn education. measures, voluntary=action, an
pricing.toteduce waste.
Concern about out environment may seem overwhelming•and•never-
ending. We wouldastguehhaLissuesarenotoverwhelming if action is
taken at all levels ofaociety,.starting withindividuals. And, clearly, the
challenge is never=ending.. However, the effort is small and the pay-
back is large. All of us have the opportunity and the responsibility to
contribute. We influence the protection or destruction of.our:envimn-
ment everyday. Becoming an informed consumer of the -products you
buy.and services you use is an essential step.
Next week's article will be about reduction in the business sector.
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"13y Erin 'Lobb
T -A Staff
LUCAIrl - . As Hippocrates once
said, "Let your food be your medi-
cine and your medicine be your
food." This is the belief of one Lu -
can woman who has gone into the
algae business.
Linda Salts was introduced to Su-
per Blue Green Algae about four
years ago by a friend. She began to
take the small capsules' every day
and noticed a definite improvement
in her health. "I noticed that I was
much calmer. I stopped yelling at
my son as often. Then I began to
have relief from the pain I suffered
frogn a knee injury." Linda's hus-
band then tried the Cell Tech. pmd-
uct and noticed that the residual
prostate pain he sufferedfrom a can-
dida illness was much improved, so
much that he was able to mow the
lawn again with the riding lawn
mower. Salts says even' her nine
year old son will ask.frbr a little extra
algae in the morning when he has a
math test the next day
This curious -food that Salts bad
been sprinkling in her juice had her
intrigued. She investigated a little
deeper and found that Super =Blue
Green Algae only grows in Upper
Klamath Lake in southern Oregon,
wh^re approximately 200,000,000
pot nds of algae are produced each
yea . The algae is harvested and
prepared for human .consumption
through •the proems ,rtiif •'freeze-
drying, which Salts saysiVreserves
the nutritional elements of the algae.
Salts became so excited with her
discovery that she decided to sell the
product. "I wanted everyone to
know the same sense of well being
as I had, that sense of calmness and
inner peace I felt."
ou proud
to be a Canadian
Salts tfgtat in Western
Jeooiety ampoigtiiiibod thttrhas not
-tiSetNbeen accepted. "The mental
;blocks that people may have about
'Vying a food of this kind may dis-
courage any healing potential that
the algae has," says Salts, who sug-
gests that the algae be taken for at
least three to four months before
any changes are noticed.
"The Super Blue Green is the
'gourmet' of algae's. It may be the
most nutrient dense food on our
planet," states Salts, who also says
that each person may •find different
results, "the benefits go tto Where
the person needs it most."
As far as taste, Salts •clays 'the
hardly notices it. "I don't find it to
be a bad taste, just a little unusual."
"Whatever nutritional aid you use
you need to find one that's right for
you, then stick to it. When you do
feel better don't discontinue the use,
keep taking it to sustain the bene-
fits," she says.
Salts is currently studying to be a
registered nutritional consultant, and
in the mean time works part-time
with her Cell Tech. business. "It
natally is a labour of love more than a
rbusiness, I enjoy helping others."
(Salts has a few customers in the Lu -
wan area, but wishes to share her
"product with others.
Unda Salts' Super Blue Green A/S business, in Lucan,
has brought her and her family not only better health, but a
.Vetter state of mind. The algae is a freeze dried product
'that -is eaten on, or with, your food.
'l.
-Bryan Evans
__ ._-tfaborlte'Centra i
"I'm proud to be Canadian
'Tbecause we have decent
*clothes td wear, and there
raren't the fights there are in
other countries."
:Denise Wallis
iiisborneSentral
l ! m: prou d :to -be :Canadi-
an
tendi-an: because we -are free
.:and;blacks,arp treated
tiesleirly as whites,. and
rou-can. say whatever."
Tyler Taylor
Usbome Central
"I'm proud to.be Canadi-
an because you can get a
good education, then you
can grow up•and get a
good job."
Katie Bibby
Usborne .Central
"I like to be Canadian be-
cause my country is strong
and free. I love my country
very much, and 1 likeLall peo-
,ple whether they.areibiack or
white, they areiali,my
friends.."
Jocelyn Aice
Usborne Central
"I'm proud to be Canadi-
an because we are free,
there are no wars,.and I
think our new Prime Min-
ister is great."
.n Dykstra -Usborne
"I'm proud to be Canadian be
cause we still have lots of jobs,
and it is a big country that you
can get an education in to do
.whatever you want. And, If there
is a fight, we can stand up to it
and win."
Joel Markson • Usbome
"i'm proud to be Can$dian be
cause we have nide beaches,
hardly any gangs, and our -Prime
'Minister is well educated. We -
don't have many wars, but if we
do we are very well prepared.
Laura Skinner
Usborne Central
"I'm proud because there
'are nice people to talk to
and good schools to
teach you well so you
have good education."
1
This Minor Baseball
Team had the biggest
turnout at our barbecue
and won a pizza party
after one of their games!
Congratulations, Kids!
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