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Enci sent in a great link to Catalog Choice a free service that helps reduce unwanted catalogs sponsored by the National Wildlife Foundation and Natural Resources Foundation. Thanks Enci.
Dave
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Catalog Choice Catalog Reducer
365daysoftrash.com and pics
If you are passing on this website, 365daysoftrash.com now points here. Just seemed a bit easier than adding all the blogspot stuff.
Also, a bit crazy tonight as I am dealing with a lot of emails. I should have pics up tomorrow. I know how much the KROQ fans are waiting so i'll try to have them up early.
dave
Day 6 1/6/08
Today's Haul:
- 1 cardboard bakery cookie box - worms
- 1 25 watt incandescent light bulb - garbage pile
- 1 plastic food bag - recycle
- 4 pieces cellophane wrapper - recycle
- 1 plastic pasta bag - recycle
- 1 used Q-tip - cutting up for the worms
- 1 set shaved fingernails (let's not mention this to the wife shall we) - way out back to biodegrade
- 4 pieces of paper (receipts etc.) - worms
In addition over the course of the weekend but I can't really put a time on them:
- 1 pear core - worms
- 1 tea bag w/tea bag wrapper - worms
- 4 eggshells - worms
Day 5 - 1/5/08
Today's Haul:
- 1 package of instant oatmeal - garbage pile as the inside is metallic coated
- 3 napkins from a dinner out (they kept on replacing them!) - worms
- 1 mac and cheese cardboard box - recycle as it's got some coating that I don't think the worms will dig (heheh)
- 1 mac and cheese cheese packet - garbage pile
- 1 handful of edamame skins - worms
- 1 incredibly annoying trader joe's plastic pear holder-HATE THESE (but they are compostble or so it says on the bottom) - recycle pile
- 1 pair wooden chopsticks - cleaned and heading to the basement "will eventually find some use for this" box
- 1 paper covering from chopsticks -worms
Day 4 (A few days late)
We were out of town for two days with my parents who are visiting so this post and Day 5/6 posts are a little late. As I get into the groove on this little experiment, I think it's safe to say that Sunday nights I will be playing a bit of catch up. Having said that, the experience of heading out of town was an interesting one considering the parameters of what I am dealing with. We brought most of our own food as we were staying somewhere with a kitchen, but it was still interesting having to look ahead a few days at what my waste footprint would be.
So here was the haul for Day 4
- 1 massive 50 lb bag of dog food which is made out of some plasticoated substance that fell from space eons ago. This goes into the headscratcher pile until i contact the company and find out more.
- 2 plastic coated paper wrappers from the fishmonger which I tried to clean but didn't feel that i had done a good enough job, so these went into the trash. I was sort of bummed about that, but like I said, no public health hazards. I'm going to talk to the fish guys to see if I can bring a container from now on.
- 1 cardboard food box - worms
- 2 paper bags w/napkin - worms
- 1 cellophane wrapper from condo soap - recycle but I have to check
- 1 plastic sticker from wrapped soap - not sure about this one
- 3 receipts - two saved for taxes one to the worms (in 7 years I'll feed the tax ones to the worms as well)
- 1 waxy bakery style cookie handler - not sure what this is so it goes in the question pile for now
- 1 plastic corn tortilla chips bag - recycle pile
Week One Overview
As I look back on the first week (well it was almost a full week anyway) I'm really kind of shocked at all that has happened.
For starters this whole thing wasn't even more than an idea a week ago tonight and now here I am full on into it, and connected to so many new and interesting voices. It's really quite remarkable and fairly overwhelming all at the same time.
Here are a few things I have learned this week
- I need to start flossing as I fear that my dentist will read this blog
- It seems that what's old is new again and we never should have changed in the first place. I wrote about handkerchiefs but I also realized that by buying our bread at the bakery, I can supply my own bag and I support a local business. It's an extra trip, but it's fresher, creates less waste, and is less expensive. As an added bonus, I keep my money in my community.
- By going to the local fishmonger (I don't actually know if that's what they are called but I like the idea) I can save on packaging, support a local business, and get fresher cheaper fish from someone who knows where it came from. It took a bit to explain why I didn't want the Styrofoam holders, but he seems to have gotten it.
- I need to remember to bring my own soap and shampoo when I travel so as not to use the plastic covered stuff they offer.
- I can take myself out of the milk carton cycle and save money at the same time. Whole Foods sells 32 oz of milk in a glass container for .40 more than in a plastic one. When I bring it in I get 1.25 back, so it actually saves me money as well as reduces my waste impact.
Either way, a great first week and only 51 more to go.
Thanks for your support.
Dave
KROQ Interview
Kevin and Bean of KROQ did a pretty funny interview with me on Friday AM. It sounds like they may check back in during the year as well. Here's a link.
You can also download it for free from the itunes store.
Dave
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