I will carry all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash with me to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill.
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I will collect all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill.
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I forgot to post on here the things I'm not including: 1. Toilet paper. (I use hankies to blow my nose and washcloths to remove makeup. Toilet paper is only for toilet-related things.) 2. The bags I sometimes have to use to pick up Huey's dog poop. I am going to look into getting a pooper scooper for my yard, but for the convenience and hygiene of everyone involved, I'm not carrying around Huey's poop! 3. Any litter I pick up. I'm assessing my own waste, not the waste of thoughtless people walking down my street.
So far, so good! The only trash I've generated I'm not carrying around is the empty dog food bag in the attached picture (Huey says, "It's ok, Mom, I'll claim it!)Remove. It's just too big. I've started making Huey's food and he's getting about a half/half ratio of homemade food and kibble right now. Hopefully we can get it to all the way homemade soon and then I won't have these big bags to throw away!
Day 1 complete and I'm already more aware of the little things I put in the trash, like the tops of zippered plastic bags of food and the crinkly plastic bag from the cereal box. I'm going to look into what TerraCycle takes that isn't recyclable curbside in St. Louis. I also had to make a conscious effort to not use paper towels to dry my hands when washing them in a public restroom -- I used to be a lot better at that, but the habit has slipped in the past couple years! I'm excited to become more aware of what I waste and how to reduce it.
We learned to shake our wet hands off twelve times. shake, shake,etc., then take one paper towel, fold in half and it will dry your hands quite well. Weird but it works.
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Deirdre Mahoney-Clark 10/12/2017 8:35 AMWe learned to shake our wet hands off twelve times. shake, shake,etc., then take one paper towel, fold in half and it will dry your hands quite well. Weird but it works.