Cut down your household waste with these 5 creative solutions provided by NPR! This informative podcast explores and only takes 18 minutes to listen to!

While these actions won’t necessarily solve the climate crisis, they can add up, [Isaias Hernandez] says. The average American generates five pounds of trash per day, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Some of it gets recycled but most of it ends up in landfills, which can contaminate soil and water and generate harmful greenhouse gasses, contributing to environmental degradation and climate change.

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