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JEAN THERAPY
Repurposed denim wraps around a wire wastebasket. $20 at realmdekor.com.
CAN-DO ATTITUDE
Hexagonal patterns add visual texture to this ceramic canister. $24.99 at HomeGoods.
TAXI CAN
Stainless- and galvanized-steel Vipp pedal bin in vivid taxi-yellow. $249 at conranusa.com.
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– The average American produces about 4.4 pounds of garbage per day, 29 pounds per week and 1,600 pounds per year. – Americans’ total yearly waste would fill a convoy of garbage trucks long enough to wrap around the Earth six times and reach halfway to the moon. – Americans receive almost 4 million tons of junk mail every year. – Each year, 100 million trees are used to produce junk mail.
