However, many residents have given up sorting food waste because of the high cost of the special bin bags. So, local Tzu Chi volunteers went door to door, to promote the recycling of kitchen scraps.

然而许多居民因为环保袋的高要价，而放弃食物回收，因此当地慈济志工，还挨家挨户宣导厨馀回收。

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Most of the chain's waste is paper-based — think wraps, fry cartons and Big Mac boxes — so paper cups can go into the same trash bin, and eventually into recycling bins.

这家连锁餐厅的大部分垃圾都是纸制的——比如包装纸、薯条盒和汉堡盒——所以纸杯可以放入相同的垃圾桶，最终进入回收桶。

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First and foremost, BigBelly trash bins compact trash using electricity produced by built-in solar panels, which allows each bin to hold about five times more waste or recycling compared to traditional trash bins.

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Approximately 1 billion trees worth of paper is thrown away every year in the U.S. Small choices add up, so keep paper trash in a separate waste can and make sure it finds its way to the recycling bin.

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Friends of the Earth waste campaigner Julian Kirby told the BBC that fortnightly bin collections meant more recycling and reduced landfill.

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