Of course, the best way to reduce trash is to waste less in the first place.

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Conservancy officials said they want to reduce the amount of trash hauled from the park to landfills.

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We need to reduce our waste -- plastic trash and the like.

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The plan, approved in 2006 by the City Council under Ms. Quinn's leadership, called for spreading trash facilities throughout the city and replacing trucks with barges and trains to reduce traffic and pollution.

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