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There is a misconception about biodegradable soap. Many people with good intentions use biodegradable soap to clean their garbage cans and thinking that it is environmentally friendly, will allow the waste water to flow freely down the gutter. Biodegradable soaps should be used over other soaps; but they still need to be used at least 200 feet from any water source, including our storm drains. Using a biodegradable soap doesn’t reduce its immediate environmental impact, it just means that the
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California, it’s time to adopt a new habit.  One of our most important resources is in trouble, and we need to do everything we can to protect it today and into the future. Our state is facing severe water challenges, and many communities and ecosystems are suffering as a result. Environmental problems, the pressures of a growing population and the effects of climate change are making it extremely difficult to keep water flowing reliably to our economy, our environment,
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We Americans put everything in our trash bins, from food waste to fecal contaminated matter. The introduction of the trash bin has definitely made trash storage and disposal easier, but it has become the most unhygienic item in the home and workplace. Even after the trash bin is emptied, harmful bacteria, viruses and food related molds are left behind. In addition to an offensive odor, a dirty bin attracts unwanted pests and is a breeding ground for insects such as
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Doctors rarely make house calls and a milkman delivering glass bottles to the front porch almost as unusual, but a new breed of business is making its mark with at-your curb services ; the mobile trash can cleaning services. DPM Services Corp. operating as O.C. Clean A Can, started the mobile trash can cleaning service in 2007.  Their Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at Hanna’s restaurant in Rancho Santa Margarita was attended by 40  city dignitaries from the surrounding area,
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