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Did you know?
Correct Tire Pressure For Safe Driving And Fuel Efficiency
With the weather changing, inflating your tires to the correct pressure will save gas and extend your tires' longevity. Many cars operate under or over-inflated tires. The most accurate way to measure the pressure is with a reliable tire gauge that is available at most automotive supply and hardware stores.
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California Bans Single-Use Plastic Bags
On Tuesday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a ban on single-use plastic bags into law. Motivated to rid the state's highways, streams, and shores from littered sacks, the law gradually bans retailers from offering single-use plastic bags over the next two years. If customers need a bag, retailers can sell them paper or reusable bags.
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Is Your Hot Drink Cup Compostable or Recyclable?
This question is on many peoples' minds these days as composting is being rolled out to all Penn State UP buildings and some campuses. Most hot cups comprise paper and plastic and therefore must be put in the landfill bin. The lid can be recycled via the misc. plastics bin and the protective sleeve goes in mixed paper. If the cup is marked "compostable" on the bottom (not biodegradable), place it in the compost bin. Of course the best way to avoid this question is to use a reusable cup.
| Growing A Solution To California's Groundwater Crisis
Three years before the California drought became a national crisis, national berry giant Driscoll's, on the state's Central Coast, knew it had a major problem with water. Learn how the community is aiming to reach three defining goals: a commitment to protect the valley as an important agricultural resource; a willingness to deploy diverse strategies that would require costs and sacrifices by all to restore the aquifer; and a recognition that they would solve the problem on their own rather than pushing for 'outside' fixes, such as a new pipeline to import water.
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