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	Precycling

egsnyder

7-16-2008 10:58 AM

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precycling, precycler, precycle, freecycle, fullcircles

egsnyder says:

Introduced to freecyclers on the Ottawa, ON Canada Recycling BB.

Link to it from the Ottawa "Hub"...
ottawa.fullcircles.org
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7-16-2008 3:47 PM

carrerinyes

Interesting. I have seen people unpack the packaging from their food and dump it on site - at the supermarket!

7-17-2008 12:17 AM

The REAL Napster

POPPED

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