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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports that the average person generates more than 4 pounds of trash each day, amounting to about 1.5 tons of solid waste per year. It also estimates that 75% of the waste that goes into trash cans is recyclable, but we only recycle about 30% of it.

Horse owners aren鈥檛 exempt from these statistics. Think of how many water bottles you鈥檝e tossed after riding on a hot day or how many plastic shavings bags you鈥檝e stuffed in the trash. Fortunately, it doesn鈥檛 take much to make a few eco-friendly changes to your equine lifestyle. In this article we鈥檒l discuss what and how you can recycle and reuse for a greener barn.

Set Up a Recycling System
First things first: Encourage a more recycling-minded atmosphere at your barn, regardless of whether it鈥檚 your two-stall personal barn or a large commercial boarding facility. And your efforts will be much more effective if they鈥檙e well- thought-out and organized.

鈥淭he most important part of setting up a good recycling system is to designate a 鈥榬ecycling person in charge鈥 who is really passionate about saving the world,鈥 says Barbara G. Crabbe, DVM, of Pacific Crest Sporthorse Equine Veterinary Services, in Beavercreek, Oregon.聽Her practice made the commitment to 鈥溾 in 2009, and she鈥檚 since set up an extensive recycling program for the clinic. 鈥淔or me, reminding my employees constantly about how important it is to our practice is huge. I actually dig through the trash when I see things that could be recycled, hunt down whoever put it in there, and tell them where it should go,鈥 adding that, yes, her colleagues sometimes fondly call her crazy.

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