I just realized that we don't generate much. I don't use my garbage
disposal very much. We don't compost, so coffee grounds and food
trimmings go into the (covered) garbage can and yet, we generate only
one bag of waste per week... which turns into more like half a bag
when it's taken out of the trash can to go to the trash bin, so we
empty the trash baskets in the den, bedrooms and bathrooms in there
too. We didn't eat out at all last week and still didn't generate
enough garbage to make emptying the kitchen trash worthwhile.
FINALLY, yesterday - hubby came into the kitchen and said with a
chuckle "I think it's full enough to take out". Blue Bin, recycling
is the same. Not much generated by us - it's mainly junk mail and
only one box a week. Hubby eats breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks -
so there's plenty of opportunity to produce trash. Is reducing your
carbon footprint a normal part of getting "older"?


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