Week of Trash, West Coast version
I’d like to thank Melissa from Living Green in LA for participating in the Week of Trash with me! Her final post on the topic is up, so check out her whole series: Week of Trash – Final Numbers Week of Trash Days 1, 2, & 4 As for my whole series, you’ll find the posts here: Original WoT post, WoT Reminder, Preparation & Thoughts on Plastic Bags, Day 1 Kick-off, Day 1...
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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 MoreWeek of Trash, Day 4 Results
(March 19 Update: FINAL RESULTS) Today’s post will be a quick one, because my body is rejecting my love for blogging, and my arms & neck are killing me! Occupational hazard, right? Day 4 wasn’t so bad, but the house was basically empty. The trash shown above includes Day 3 trash as well. Yesterday’s big additions included the cardboard OJ box with spout, a glass pasta sauce...
Read MoreWeek of Trash, Day 3 Results
Not much, right? 2 aluminum Coke cans, a little bit of product packaging, the outside piece of "throwaway paper" from the Netflix envelopes, a banana peel, squash skin, and a napkin or two. We even had a guest arrive, who is staying with us. Not bad, except for the fact that we ate out last night, and I flew solo at lunch and just snacked. (We’re often 2 people for lunch, 2 for...
Read MoreWeek of Trash, Day 1, PM
I know that most of you could hardly sleep last night, just waiting to see what kind of trash we created yesterday. Well, most of it was due to the fact that I made stuffed shells for dinner (Well, for lunch, but Mr. GreenerMiami couldn’t make it, so dinner it was!). Trash Inventory. Below main items are listed, along with if my city or county normally accepts...
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