Trash, Rubbish, Garbage, Waste: Have you noticed how much garbage your family throws out every day? If you look at what makes up the trash, you’ll find that probably most of it is packaging from processed food or bottled drinks. You should be able to recycle some of this packaging (cans, plastic and glass bottles, aluminium fastfood trays, plastic or paper sacks or bags) but much of it you can’t do anything with. Waste food is more difficult. Food packaging is one reason why people are running out of space to dump trash from big cities and towns.

Here's some ideas for cutting down on waste:

• My friend Tammy the Turkey has some handy hints about how to cut down on garbage when you shop. Tammy shows how you can help your family move towards more Earth-friendly shopping habits. She's made an interactive checklist so you can find out how your family is doing.
• Did you know you can actually use waste from fruit and veg (peelings and stuff) to make compost? I tell you how here!

  And here's some good 'trash' links:
  Find a recycling center near you (USA only)
  Pollution prevention: Trash is pollution. Find out what to do to cut down on your trash production (Virginia DEQ Kids Cave)