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Brummet
Trash
Talk-Book One
An
inspirational guide to saving time and money through better
waste and resource management.
Trash
Talk-Book Two
Offers
more ways to live life with a smaller ecological footprint.
It goes beyond recycling and reusing and looks at reducing
and other green activities
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Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
PART
1
Bags
Brushes & Brooms
Carpets
Cereal
Cloth
Containers
Dryer Sheets
Egg Cartons
E-Waste (electronics & their peripherals)
Eye-Glasses
For the Birds
Furniture
Glass
Hangers
Metals
Nylons
Oven Racks
Packaging
Plastics
Rods & Handles
Soap
Styrofoam (polystyrene)
Surfboards
Tires
Trashy Bits
Part 2 - Trees Please
About Trees
Envelopes
In the Office
Junk Mail
Magazines & Books
Newspaper
Paper Bags
Paper Tubes
Paperboard
Paper Towels & Toilet Paper
Conclusion
About the Authors
Recommended Resources
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Trash
Talk Reviews
"...written
out of a labour of love for mother Earth. ...the numbers will
stun you... a great learning tool for youngsters to start
getting involved. ...I have learned many new things that I
can put into practice... I strongly recommend this book!"
~ Ameasha Brown (Canada) - book reviewer
"...an accessible hands-on guide for reducing waste..."
~ Ann Leonard - Global Anti Incinerator Alliance
"...reaching beyond simple recycling, the authors take
a look at everyday household items and offer practical - and
often downright clever - approaches..." ~ Back Homes
Magazine (USA)
"...a most welcomed resource for simple, easily assimilated
time and money saving habits that actually make an appreciable
difference in our planet's overall health. ...not the typical
tree-huggers tome commonly associated with the practice of
conservation and recycling... drawn from generations of practical
experience ... extremely informative and helpful manual...
a call to consciousness..." ~ DeVoll Reviews - Cheers
E-zine
"The Brummets believe it is possible to reduce our levels
of consumption and waste production and to this end have composed
a guidebook for the home on how to do just that. Want to start
composting but don't know how? ...this book provides detailed
tips on how to renovate, reuse and refurbish common items..."
E-Magazine (USA)
"Exceptional motivational book to stimulate and inform
environmental champions in the workplace - Recommended!"
~ Eagle Bulletin (South Africa)
"...easy to read... a positive approach.. useful tips
and practical ideas on how to take action as consumers and
citizens..." ~ Georgina Bloomfield - Friends of the Earth,
(UK)
"This is a book to be applauded on many levels: from
the succint subtitle to the comprehensive resource section
at the end. ...a book for everyday life, to inspire and encourage
each of us to make our own contribution..." ~ Issues
Magazine (Canada)
"...numerous environmentally friendly and cost-saving
benefits to reducing trash and reusing some of those maddening
boxes, bags and other containers that plague the life of every
consumer..." Judint Porter, author of Coco Twain Tells
the Truth
"...I was amazed at the many ways that every item from
A-Z could be reused. ... before you throuw out anything, have
second thoughts and a first look at Trash Talk. Buying this
book will save you money!" ~ Kathy Schultz, author of
The Convent and the Rose (www.freewebs.com/kcschultz)
"I was greatly pleased with Trash Talk... it tells you
not only how to do your part to save the environment, it teaches
how to save money while doing it!" ~ Mariposa Jones,
author of Sanguine Secrets
"..an important, informative and well-written book...
a must-read for everyone concerned about saving money and
our planet's limited resources!" ~ Michelle True (www.michelleailenetrue.com)
"...buy this book for yourself. But also consider giving
it as a gift to others. It may be one of the most durable
gifts you have ever bestowed on another person. Its very likely
you will earn back the purchase price every month, if you
put just a few of this book's wonderful suggestions into practice
- and your planet will thank you." ~ Mind Connection
E-zine (www.mindconnection.com)
"...ease of access to information is the major strenght
of this book. a detailed table of contents allows quick page
turning to a myriad of ideas on how to help save the environment..."
~ Mary Hill - book reviewer for Muse Book Reviews
"Kudos for renaming the 3-R's and making "Refuse"
number one!" ~ Nadine Dechiron, former project coordinator
for Granby Wilderness Society (www.granbywilderness.org) (Canada)
"...each chapter ends wit a section on benefits from
using the ideas in that chapter by pointing out all the ways
you've saved money, improved on natural resources, saved time
and perhaps created a new gift. ...a comprehensive, easy to
understand manual... I'll never again be able to look at my
used drying sheets in the same light!" ~ On a Whim E-zine
(www.whimsies-online.com)
"...shopping to minimize packaging waste, tips on reusing,
reducing energy... more than 140 web sites and publications
in the resource section..." ~ Reiterate Newsletter (Canada)
"...the authors dicuss in alphabetical order various
ways to reduce waste, reuse common products... small day-to-day
changes that we can all make. Books like these are needed
in every language in culture ...these small steps often contribute
to the birth of policy initiatives." ~ Resource conservation
and Recycling Journal (Netherlands)
"...Lillian Brummet, daughter of former Ridgecrest resident
Joanne Smith, has teamed with her husband to generate an assortment
of easy-to-read, easy-to-implement directions designed to
get more individuals, families and institutions in on the
waste reduction act..." ~ Ridgecrest Daily Independent
Newspaper (California, USA)
"...a refreshing book... The authors focus on changing
people's mindset to a more open, hopeful and proactive one,
not by finger-pointing at corporations and governments - but
by starting in people's own homes, at their own desks..."
RNet Technology Newsletter (published by Natural Resources
Canada)
"Dave and Lillian Brummet have taken on a challenge to
educate the public while providing comfortable and agreeable
alternatives that will make a real difference. ...Their stunning
and perceptive research will lead many of us to implement
these simple life-changing habits..." ~ Sherrry Russell
- book reviewer for Midwest Book Reviews
"...full of information, and will certainly motivate
its audience. I recommend this book with the highest rating..."
~ Samia Muqueem, author of Visions of the Soul (www.publishedauthors.samiamuqueem)
"...contains tips ranging from how to use leftover grocery
bags to what to do with old toothbrushes... every reader is
guaranteed to find many practical tips they can institute
in their own lives." ~ Sarah Playle, author of the Distance
Between Us (www.geocities.com/splayle)
"...a slightly bigger-picture look at environmentally
responsible actions such as picking up trash while walking,
reducing energy consumption and organic gardening..."
Scrap Magazine (UK)
"...I chose the chapter on cereal boxes and bags. It
explained everything succinctly and had a benefits summary
at the end. I implemented the recommendations and a week later,
I went back to the book and read the cahpter on brushes and
brooms... suddenly, I was reusing more and it was all managable
and doable..." ~ Scribe & Quill Magazine (USA)
"...indispensable help for the earth - especially needed
in schools and businesses!" ~ Self Care Minder E-zine
"...it is comforting to know that any effort one makes
to reuse items, reduce waste and recycle responsibly, actually
does have an impact. ...the research is solid and it educates
in a positive, creative and common-sense manner..." South
West Blend E-zine
"When I saw "waste and resource management"
I thought it was some sort of corporate or governmental thing
- Boy was I wrong! This is one of the most useful books I
have ever picked up! " ~ Spirit of Nature E-zine
"I really enjoyed reading Trash Talk. This is something
that should be in every household... I would not hesitate
to recommend this book!" ~ Tim Dueck, Public Education
Coordinator fo rthe Regional District of Kootenay Boundary
(Canada)
"...refreshing ... uplifting. Most of the ideas presented
have been used in their home, most are relatively simple and
do not require any unusual tools or skills..." ~ Warmer
Bulletin (UK)
"...covering forty-two different materials in two-four
page articles for each one, Trash Talk contains hundreds of
ideas while managing to be approachable and highly readable
in small, practical, non-threatening bits..." Winterset
Madison Newspaper (USA)
"...should be required reading in classrooms..."
~ Wolfgang Schmidt - reader, educator, author
"...unique ...aserts the agency of comumers to influence
government and industry..." ~Yafit Rokach - Parks Quality
Assurance (Canada)
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