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For anyone looking for a good laugh, Ill be on CNN live at 3 PM PST on Sunday and then on something called GMTV in England a few days after. I'm doing something live in the studio at 10:50 PM PST Tuesday night so i'm guessing that means that next morning in London.
Still amazes me that everyone is so interested in this.
Best
Dave
Saturday, November 22, 2008
CNN Sunday at 3 PM PST
Friday, November 21, 2008
Day 325 - Friday 11/21/08
Today's Haul:
- 1 muffin wrap - worms
- 1 napkin - worms
- 2 plastic cups PS 6 - recycle
- 14 ozs paper from bills/mail - worms/recycle
- 1 plastic tortilla chips bag - recycle
- 1 emergen c packet - garbage
- 1 plastic tea bag cover - recycle
- 1 tea bag - worms
- 1 staple from tea bag tag - garbage
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Day 324 - Thursday 11/20/08
Today's Haul:
- 1 paper place mat - worms
- 3 paper napkins - worms
- 2 paper bread stick wrappers - worms
- 1 burger wrapper - worms
- 1 plastic torn bag - recycle
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Day 323 - Wednesday 11/19/08
Today's Haul:
- 1 set of film sides - recycle/worms
- 1 staple from film sides - garbage
- 1 studio pass - recycle/worms
- 1 crdboard cover from frozen fish meal - recycle
- 1 cardbaord/plastic container from frozen fish dinner - garbage
- 1 plastic cver from frozen fish dinner - garbage
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Day 322 - Tuesday 11/18/08
Today's Haul:
- 1 used fuel filter - hazardous waste
- 1 used veggie oil filter - hazardous waste
- 1 cardboard box from new fuel filter - recycle
- 1 plastic wrap from new veggie filter - garbage
- 1 can diesel purge w/top - hazardous waste
- 2 lengths of used fuel line - hazardous waste
- 2 o rings - garbage
- 3 plastic caps from new fuel filter - garbage
- 1 glass bottle of vanilla extract w/top - recycle
- 1 plastic brad spread PP5 w/top - recycle
- 1 plastic cover from new can opener - recycle
- 1 cardboard backing from new can opener - recycle
- 1 staple from new can opener- garbage
- 1 emergen c packet with three pieces chewed gum - garbage
Monday, November 17, 2008
Day 321 - Monday 11/17/08
Today's Haul:
- 1 glass olive oil bottle w/top - recycle
- 1 used printer cartridge - e-waste
- 1 cardboard printer cartridge box - recycle
- 1 mettalic printer cartridge wrapper - garbage
- 1 paper insert from printer cartridge box - worms
- 1 emergen -c packet - garbage
- 1 plastic milk jug ring - recycle
Thanksgiving (and daily) Food Miles
With Thanksgiving upon us (here in the US anyway) I think its time to revisit food miles. As this little video illustrates, buying locally makes sense on just about every level. Why not try to make the 100 mile meal for Thanksgiving and see where it gets you?
Dave
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Day 320 - Sunday 11/16/08
Today's Haul:
- 3 plastic straws - recycle
- 1 piece scrap paper - worms
- 2 pieces gum in wrappers - garbage
- 1 gum container - garbage
Sometimes you just can't win
We went out for dinner tonight due to the fires that seem to be blazing all over southern california. I know that seems a bit odd, but the smoke has been so thick we spent the day indoors and by the time dinner came around not only were we feeling couped up, but the smoke smell was in the house as well. Ahhh California in the fall.
Anyhoo, we ordered and I gave them my usual "no straw please" and what do you know, they brought me a straw. Such is life, sometimes it happens. I finished my lemonade and the waiter asked if I'd like another or just a water. I told him water would be fine thinking he'd fill my empty glass with a pitcher but a few seconds later, in came a new glass with, yes, you guessed it, another straw. Whaddya gonna do.
I decided I definitely wouldn't be asking for more to drink and finished dinner, excusing myself to use the bathroom as the kids finished their meals. And what was on the table when i came back? A brand new glass with, yes, you guessed it, a new straw.
Like the title says, sometimes you just can't win.
dave
A word about recycling and the Dave's Bag Contest
I've gotten quite a few emails lately about two specific pieces that I have up on the blog, the National Recycling Day that happened yesterday, and the Dave's Bag Contest. So I thought Id take a moment and throw something up about them here rather than email back to everyone.
On the recycling front, I mentioned way early in the process that I am not pushing recycling as a solution, and in fact, find it to be somewhat of a crutch. Now before everybody gets their knickers all in a bunch, give me a chance to explain.
I am pro recycling and I think recycling is a great thing. Compared to throwing things "away" recycling is a far better way to go. Having said that, there are two problems with recycling. First and foremost is that most people don't do it. From the numbers that I have seen, roughly 10% of everything that is recyclable is recycled. That means that 90% of that stuff ends up in a landfill anyway, so buying recycleable stuff clearly does not make the difference it should and we as a society, need to step up to the plate a bit.
Secondly, and perhaps more importantly, I think that a lot of people use recycling as a crutch, meaning that they feel that by buying something that they will recycle, they aren't putting any stress on the environment and are doing the right thing. But they aren't. They are still using resources, using energy, and may not even be recycling what they can in the long run. Beyond that, many things, like plastic water bottles, aren't actually recycled but downcycled (water bottles get turned into park benches and the like) so new water bottles need new plastic.
Basically, recycling is better than throwing it "away" and never buying that packaging in the first place is better than recycling. keep yourself out of the process to begin with and you've really achieved something. Having said all of that, there are many who are not as far along in the process towards waste minimization as some of us, and for them, its important to let them know where they can recycle and what so that 10% becomes 100%, thus that post.
On the Dave's Bag front, a number of people have complained that this is consumption oriented which i not the message behind what I'm after. While on a level that is correct, my hope is that whoever wins the bag(s) will use their contents, thereby limiting their waste, and thus, become ambassadors of waste minimization in their own communities. So while the bags do speak to consumption, imho, they are the lesser of two evils, by a long shot.
Anyhoo, hope that answers some questions. Off to feed the worms and perhaps sing to them off key
Dave
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