365 Days Of Trash: 5/4/08

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Day 128 - Thursday 5/8/08

Today's Haul:

8 zip ties - garbage
1 cardboard box chickenless nuggets - recycle
1 plastic outer wrapper from cardboard box- recycle
1 inner metallic bag from nuggets - garbage
1 piece cardboard - recycle
1 piece tape off of box - garbage
1 napkin - worms

Day 127 - Wednesday 5/7/08

Today's Haul:

1 bag of chips - garbage
1 computer cleaner packet - garbage
2 computer cleaner cloths - garbage
1 cardboard pasta box - recycle
1 plastic sample container w/top - recycle
5 plastic wraps from sink liners - recycle
5 paper inserts from sink liners - recycle
1 napkin - worms
1 door advertisement (plasticoated) -garbage
2 studio passes - worms
1 sticker and sticker backing - garbage
2 studio parking passes - worm

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Wormers of the World Be Counted!

I just got an email about a site that was set up to see how many folks out there are vermicomposting. Kind of cool. Check it out and jump on if your friends with worms!

Dave

Ok, so I've pretty much cut out all plastic bags from my life by having a bunch of cloth bags around, using my backpack, and juggling things out of the store like an idiot when I've forgotten to bring them. Having said that, produce has always been a tough one. While most things I can go without (do you really need to put apples into a flimsy plastic bag) there are some things that are tougher (think green beans). Fear not, the answer is here. ResusableBags sells these awesome little mesh cotton produce bags and I finally got around to trying them out.
Not only am I hooked, but the missus loves them too (no small feat that by the way). They are lightweight, see through, washable, sturdy and basically awesome. They sell for $3.95 a piece but if you get together with friends and but ten or more they come down to $3.25. Now I know this is a fair amount when you consider that the plastic produce bags in the store don't cost you, but when you think about it, they do, just not in the immediate out of pocket sense of the word. While I've only had these bags for a few weeks, I gotta say that they are well made and I can see them lasting for quite some time.

Check em out

Dave

Day 126 - Tuesday 5/6/08

Today's Haul:

1 chips bag - garbage
2 used q-tips - worms
1 old toothbrush (cleaning brush) - garbage
1 milk ring - recycle

Day 125 - Monday 5/5/08

Today's Haul:

8 industrial staples from shipping box - garbage
1 cardboard gum box - recycle
1 piece chewed gum - garbage
1 piece tape from box - garbage
1 plastic backing from postal sticker - garbage

Monday, May 5, 2008

Greendimes Again

Thought this was worthy of a post.

After Might I Add added that she was hesitant to sign up for Greendimes as she doesn't like to give out her credit card on the internet, I emailed them to ask if this was absolutely necessary. Just got a comment from Sanjiv over there that they have removed that requirement, making it still easier to get rid of your junk mail. Very cool and i'm impressed with not only their responsiveness, but with their ability to understand a legitimate concern about credit card safety and address it so effectively.

Rock on Greendimes!

Dave

Sunday, May 4, 2008

Week 18 Pics

Busy Busy catching up tonight so not much to write. No vermin, tiny livestock, or spiders to speak of so all is well. The worms have a a teeny odor going on but it may just be that i need to aerate them a bit. Shouldn't be a problem.

Dave