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• SOURCE REDUCTION
  
  The design, manufacture, purchase, or use of materials (such as packaging) that reduce the amount or toxicity of garbage. Source reduction can reduce waste disposal and handling costs because the expense of recycling, composting, combustion and landfill are avoided. Source reduction conserves resources and reduces pollution.
  
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