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11 Ways to Save Your Planet

O, The Oprah Magazine  |  From the February 2008 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
 
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A Mug of Your Own

Every year Americans throw away 25 billion polystyrene cups and 25 billion individual water bottles, most of which end up in landfills. Instead buy a reusable to-go mug and a bottle that you can refill with filtered tap water. Bring your own (to a coffee shop, a meeting), and you cut down on Styrofoam.

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