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(Pic) Too Wasteful To Sweep

(Pic) Too Wasteful To Sweep

By Piers Fawkes on September 15, 2009

The image shows a super using a hose to rid the sidewalk outside his New York apartment of fallen leaves. Washing down the sidewalk happens daily in New York but sometimes the hose is used without concern for waste. This task would surely be completed quicker and with less wasted water if the guy had just used a broom.

While many of us try to watch the impact we have on the planet, our landlords and our office-owners continue to neglect our environmental concerns.

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Piers Fawkes is the founder and editor-in-chief of PSFK, a daily news site that acts as the go-to source of new ideas and inspiration.

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TOPICS:	Environmental / Green, Home & Garden
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