Is your household 'Green' today and how has life changed because of that?

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  1. tsmog profile image87
    tsmogposted 9 years ago

    Is your household 'Green' today and how has life changed because of that?

    For instance the city provides for us here where I live three bins for waste - normal waste, recyclable waste, and Green waste meaning landscape (some communities use that for table scraps too) Today I fill up the recyclable waste bin much more while the normal waste is far less. I do not use that for aluminum and plastic bottles because I turn those in for cash. I check every food container for the recycle symbol to determine how to dispose of it. Some communities have a separate bin for table scraps too.

  2. choosetolive profile image72
    choosetoliveposted 9 years ago

    Hi Tim,
    Similarly here in Canada the city where I live, we too have 3 kinds of waste to categorize and drop. Normal waste, paper waste , plastic/ metal/container waste. I like such a recyclable concepts which helps in re-use of the recyclable waste. Thanks to the process & technology found by the people. Definitely its one good thing humanity doing good to the nature or mother earth.

    1. tsmog profile image87
      tsmogposted 9 years agoin reply to this

      That is good having different recyclables types. I like how my normal waste is becoming less and less while recyclables much more.

  3. lisavollrath profile image90
    lisavollrathposted 9 years ago

    I'm not sure how much of this is being green, and how much of it is just fallout from how I live my life, but here goes:

    * I compost all my food waste. Since I'm vegan, almost all waste from the kitchen goes onto the compost pile, which eventually is turned into the soil for the vegetable garden.

    * I grow vegetables using water-wise methods, growing varieties that do well in my area. For example, smaller varieties of tomatoes take less watering, and produce more for a longer period in my area's hot, dry climate than larger ones, so I grow cherry tomatoes.

    * I use the containers from our vegan butter substitute to sprout seeds and grow seedlings. When the seedlings are ready to plant in the garden, the containers go to the recycle bin.

    * Cardboard boxes get broken down into long strips, which are used under pavers for garden paths. They keep the weeds down, and decay well. Once a year, I pull up any paths that are getting weedy, replace the cardboard, and throw the pavers back down.

    * I buy in bulk, and reuse the packaging. Anything bought in bulk in a plastic bag goes into a glass container when it gets home, and the bag is used for paper trash in the kitchen. Most of the glass containers are old mayo or peanut butter jars, with Mason jar lids.

    * If there's any trash left after all that, it gets sorted and recycled. I put trash out maybe once a month, compared to my neighbors' twice a week. I just don't have much to throw out.

    1. tsmog profile image87
      tsmogposted 9 years agoin reply to this

      Wow! That is being 'Green'. I see an article in there somewhere. I don't have enough land to composite. My gardens are small & native drought tolerant plants to Calif. I like the cardboard idea for the pavers! Hooray on how much trash you put out

    2. lisavollrath profile image90
      lisavollrathposted 9 years agoin reply to this

      Oh, that's another one: I tore out the lawn in the front, and replaced it with native plants. I never water out there.

  4. Penny G profile image60
    Penny Gposted 9 years ago

    I live in a small town but people are finally catching on. There are recycle bins in town at a business. We try to do our part even with use traveling a lot.

  5. Patrina Breau profile image61
    Patrina Breauposted 9 years ago

    A lot has changed. I am proud to say our family has become healthier and livelier because of green living. We have a garden at home and it's great! We are also able to save money rather than you know, buying fruits and veggies. smile

 
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