This was normal. Smoke, stench, and ash were just a part of the daily lives of many.
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Every home and household approached the fight against trash differently. Some burned their trash. Others buried their trash. Others hauled their trash to a local landfill. Some reused containers (jars, tins), rags, and cardboard until they fell apart. Animal food waste may have been fed to animals. Returned bottles could be redeemed. Scrap metal could be stored.
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