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Ping: Laurie G. in CA
Taira, our town used to do curb side pick up but I guess it didn't pay for
it's self because they stopped.. WalMart, a grocery store, and recycle bins behind the police dept. are available to recycle and also get cardboard. These are pretty full most of the time. So that shows that a lot of people DO recycle. I guess just not enough to have the curb side pick up anymore. This past winter when I was in Florida we had a party where you had to make a costume out of trash and wear it to get in and qualify for a prize. I wasn't the 'best dressed' but it was fun. I wore a black garbage bag as a poncho and used tape to hold empty macaroni and other small boxes on the side.. Barbara |
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Ping: Laurie G. in CA
Our grandson went to one of those. He wore an apron covered in cereal boxes
with plastic spoons poked here and there. He was a 'cereal killer'. And . . . I wonder: are we swatting at gnats? If I can buy a new printer for $32 and new ink cartridges the old one for $40 ....???? i.e. large things that have built-in disposable really gripe me. Polly "Bobbie Sews More" ... Taira, our town used to do curb side pick up but I guess it didn't pay for it's self because they stopped.. WalMart, a grocery store, and recycle bins behind the police dept. are available to recycle and also get cardboard. These are pretty full most of the time. So that shows that a lot of people DO recycle. I guess just not enough to have the curb side pick up anymore. This past winter when I was in Florida we had a party where you had to make a costume out of trash and wear it to get in and qualify for a prize. I wasn't the 'best dressed' but it was fun. I wore a black garbage bag as a poncho and used tape to hold empty macaroni and other small boxes on the side.. Barbara |
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OT Recycling was Ping: Laurie G. in CA
Bingo! Polly. That is really probably why I am so irked about the whole
thing. I do the reduce, reuse, recycle thing probably more than most but less than some. I don't need no stinking, lousy politician ruling over my grocery shopping when there is so darned much waste coming from them. Taria |
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OT Recycling was Ping: Laurie G. in CA
On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:41:50 -0500, Taria wrote
(in article ): Bingo! Polly. That is really probably why I am so irked about the whole thing. I do the reduce, reuse, recycle thing probably more than most but less than some. I don't need no stinking, lousy politician ruling over my grocery shopping when there is so darned much waste coming from them. Taria I agree. Stupid law, though I try really hard to remember our reusable bags when I go shopping. I need a lightweight one that will fold up into my purse for things like TSWLTH though. We've done much better at reducing paper trash at home since we've switched to cloth napkins. Maureen |
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OT Recycling was Ping: Laurie G. in CA
I have made lots of clothe napkins out of leftover quilty fabric. Those
just big enough get surged edges & if there are too many, they become gifts! Since we have begun composting & recycling I have noticed that the amount of trash has gone down too. I try to buy food stuff in as little packaging as possible. Hard to find sometimes, but if there is too much packaging I don't buy that brand. Nana........also got me a rain barrel~*~*~*~ "Maureen Wozniak" wrote in message ... On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:41:50 -0500, Taria wrote (in article ): Bingo! Polly. That is really probably why I am so irked about the whole thing. I do the reduce, reuse, recycle thing probably more than most but less than some. I don't need no stinking, lousy politician ruling over my grocery shopping when there is so darned much waste coming from them. Taria I agree. Stupid law, though I try really hard to remember our reusable bags when I go shopping. I need a lightweight one that will fold up into my purse for things like TSWLTH though. We've done much better at reducing paper trash at home since we've switched to cloth napkins. Maureen |
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OT Recycling was Ping: Laurie G. in CA
Our county here in NY recycles...not only do you have to recycle
paper, but glass bottles, plastic containers (like milk jugs) and aluminum foils. we have 4 separate clear trash bags to separate them all. then we have a separate container for returnables: 5cent soda cans, etc., and water bottles. There is a corner of the garage set up for all this, and the garbage is put in the can for the garbage pickup, still using plastic bags for garbage, as we live in a developement and don't compost anything. I also keep several tote bags in the car for shopping. some homemade, some bought at the grocery stores. i really like them. i have a special freezer one for meats. amy in CNY (but only till 10/11/10)!!! |
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OT Recycling was Ping: Laurie G. in CA
http://www.cleanairgardening.com/kitchen.html
I saw this in a catalog and was intrigued. Anybody tried one? Looks perfect for people with no space outdoors, and has the advantage of being able to take any kind of food waste including meat. Roberta in D On Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:16:59 -0700 (PDT), amy in CNY wrote: Our county here in NY recycles...not only do you have to recycle paper, but glass bottles, plastic containers (like milk jugs) and aluminum foils. we have 4 separate clear trash bags to separate them all. then we have a separate container for returnables: 5cent soda cans, etc., and water bottles. There is a corner of the garage set up for all this, and the garbage is put in the can for the garbage pickup, still using plastic bags for garbage, as we live in a developement and don't compost anything. I also keep several tote bags in the car for shopping. some homemade, some bought at the grocery stores. i really like them. i have a special freezer one for meats. amy in CNY (but only till 10/11/10)!!! |
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OT Recycling was Ping: Laurie G. in CA
I have heard of that bakashi stuff. There is a whole world of that kind of
thing that is kind of foreign to most of us. Between eating a lot of fruits and vegetable and eating out very seldom I don't think the size would work for us. I'm not sure how fast twice as fast as regular composting is. Seems like if could be a good start for a lot of folks. I am lucky and have lots of room here to compost outside. Try is and report back? Taria "Roberta" Roberta@Home wrote in message news http://www.cleanairgardening.com/kitchen.html I saw this in a catalog and was intrigued. Anybody tried one? Looks perfect for people with no space outdoors, and has the advantage of being able to take any kind of food waste including meat. Roberta in D |
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