Reduce Challenge…Day 9
Posted in Environment on 04/09/2009 12:19 pm by Michelle
We are doing a 30 day ‘Reduce’ Challenge, the main idea is to become more eco-friendly. I got the idea from a news clip I saw on TV about a couple that is doing a 365 day challenge to reduce waste. They do not buy clothing; they make their own bread and yogurt; they even take there own containers to the grocery store to purchase meat.
To reduce waste, we have now purchased a compost, it is very slick. Once the activator is put in (that is a fancy word for manure), you simply add the food and give it a good spin. The main area we, well, Dirk and my niece Nicole, needs to improve on is actually composting – I seem to spend a little too much time sorting through the garbage – pulling out items to be recycled or composted. It is actually really gross. I even found a fork in the garbage – how did they think that was an item to be thrown out?!
BUT, with that being said, we have yet to throw out the household garbage, with all bins being less then half filled.
NOTE: For those that are partaking in the challenge, please post your comments below so I know how you are doing – maybe someone has a great idea to share.
04/27/2009 at 10:50 am
I am still down to one bag a week….alas the issue is I do not have a compost here. However, I am very enviro-friendly in other ways. Wash and reuse all ziploc bags, all lightbulbs changed to new engery savers, unplug all that is sucking energy when not in use…including flat screen tv. Take my own cloth bags for shopping, drink filtered tap water…always.. in my Stainless Steel bottles. Dry clothing outside when able. Recycle every little thing that CRD will take. Stopped getting newspaper and read online or tv. Give the poor and homeless my bottle returns instead of me hoarding for the cash.
So far that is not getting that one small kitchen bag of waste a week down to half bag..but am getting there. Too busy golfing to think of new ways to cut down. (lol)