Five Seattle neighbourhoods are competing for a $50,000 project, such as a new playground or park benches, offered by CleanScapes, a waste collection company. CleanScapes advised that the most significant thing residents can do to reduce their “garbage footprint” is to buy a mulching lawn mower to reduce the amount of grass clippings being disposed in residential bins. Another method advised by the company is to cancel junk mail, which fills recycling bins. 

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