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meganursula) wrote2007-07-17 10:45 am
meganursula) wrote2007-07-17 10:45 am
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green movements
Seattle is moving towards a waste free society.
Seriously, its an initiative. Recycling is availabe for most recyclable products, and yard waste bins are available not only for yard waste, but also for kitchen scraps and food soiled bio-degradeables.
I think this is a great idea, and i have been trying to be conscientious about recycling what can be. Josh doesn't seem to be so enthusiastic, and is drawn to the waste basket for most things. And i must admit my own laziness on occasion.
One thing that seems to stand in our way is that the compost bin and recycling bin reside in our driveway, outside, and on the other side of a fence. Technically we have a recycling bin on our back porch, but its awkward, gets filled up, and not emptied. Food is the worst - since its not nice to stand in the driveway while peeling carrots, perfectly good food scraps get put in our trash. Stupid, i know, but i'm a big believer in making things as convenient as possible, because that is how you make them a part of your daily life going forward.
In that vein, which do you like better:
http://www.mastergardening.com/too-1006.html
or
http://www.gardeners.com/Country-Compost-Crock/default/StandardCatalog.20707.36-480.cpd?SC=XNET8035
Have any other comments for me to fascilitate kitchen composting?
I still need to work out a better recycling situation. My ideal world would have us having four bins in our kitchen - garbage, recycling, glass, and compost. But we don't have that kind of space. I may get away with the compost bin on the counter, but not a recycling bag, and our new cabinets certainly won't accomodate both a recycling bin and a garbage bin.
Seriously, its an initiative. Recycling is availabe for most recyclable products, and yard waste bins are available not only for yard waste, but also for kitchen scraps and food soiled bio-degradeables.
I think this is a great idea, and i have been trying to be conscientious about recycling what can be. Josh doesn't seem to be so enthusiastic, and is drawn to the waste basket for most things. And i must admit my own laziness on occasion.
One thing that seems to stand in our way is that the compost bin and recycling bin reside in our driveway, outside, and on the other side of a fence. Technically we have a recycling bin on our back porch, but its awkward, gets filled up, and not emptied. Food is the worst - since its not nice to stand in the driveway while peeling carrots, perfectly good food scraps get put in our trash. Stupid, i know, but i'm a big believer in making things as convenient as possible, because that is how you make them a part of your daily life going forward.
In that vein, which do you like better:
http://www.mastergardening.com/too-1006.html
or
http://www.gardeners.com/Country-Compost-Crock/default/StandardCatalog.20707.36-480.cpd?SC=XNET8035
Have any other comments for me to fascilitate kitchen composting?
I still need to work out a better recycling situation. My ideal world would have us having four bins in our kitchen - garbage, recycling, glass, and compost. But we don't have that kind of space. I may get away with the compost bin on the counter, but not a recycling bag, and our new cabinets certainly won't accomodate both a recycling bin and a garbage bin.
composting
BTW sorry that Bill was not able to make it to Seattle, my mother ended up in hospital one of the days (she's home now) and I had to teach a fabric dyeing classs another so couldn't watch Lincoln.
Hope you are feeling fine and everything is going well
Re: composting
I'm pretty proud of us for how well we're doing eating healthy non-prepackaged foods. On the other hand, our total packaging is out of hand. (I blame a certain someone's game buying habits for the bulk of it, but, we're also bigger consumers than we probably should be in general.)
I'm sorry about your mom. I hope she is feeling much better now. But its ok about Bill - would have been a lot of driving anyway. I'm going to try and bring him out here in the fall for a visit instead.