Day Without Immigrants, The Compact
Today is Day Without Immigrants (Día Sin Inmigrantes), also Labor Day in many countries in the world. So far, I haven’t found too much chatter on this topic on the Miami blogs, which surprises me. In order to be able to talk about today’s boycott and events on this website, I needed to find a "greener" link, and I have – the San Francisco Compact. But first,...
Read MorePlastic Bags: Instructional Video
Continuing the topic of Plastic Bags that we previously discussed during the Week of Trash, I thought I’d share a couple of videos. This seemingly high school student made blankets for the homeless out of lots of plastic bags. The video is below, in two parts, one minute each. Congrats to these kids, great presentation and great idea. (Posted to Google by Faraz Yashar, who seems to be a...
Read MoreFontainebleau Liquidation Sale
In what might seem like a slightly off-topic post, the Fontainebleau on Miami Beach (map) is holding a liquidation sale. They are going to do a major overhaul, and are selling all sorts of things including: beds, lamps, bedspreads, TVs, coffee makers, phones, drapes, couches, and even "fire-proof trash cans". How it’s green? You’d be reusing something and not purchasing a...
Read MoreWeek of Trash – Final Results
Seven days of trash. Two adults. One guest, three days. Another guest, 2 days. Trash in the freezer, trash on the balcony, trash everywhere! I saved it all up for one week, and that’s what it looks like. (First photo: how it originally "came out of the baskets". Second photo: bags combined) So, what have I learned? 1. No more fresh produce from Costco. As much as I think that...
Read MorePlastic Bags, Week of Trash Prep
As I’m prepping for my Week of Trash, I’d like to bring up a topic that is being discussed over at Living Green in LA – Plastic Bags. Plastic grocery bags to be specific. Currently, I use grocery bags as my trash bags – all over the house. I’ve never been sure if this is a good thing or not. So now is the time to find out. Sources tell me that my method of reusing...
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