green movements

[meganursula]

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.

Comments

[via-lens.livejournal.com]

BTW, have you looked into the small stacking bins like these?
http://www.stacksandstacks.com/html/11491_covered-recycle-bins-small-stackable-frosted-plastic-bins-rsb-20.htm
You could probably find something at that storage store in Bellevue that fits the size of your under-counter space better and allows for sorting trash vertically.

And while at Target I saw this, which looks easier to clean than the bucket but slightly more stylish: http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/ref=br_1_8/601-6269431-0627325?ie=UTF8&frombrowse=1&asin=B000075MI0

[mh75.livejournal.com]

That composter looks like what Heidi has. hmmm...
The bins look like a good idea. I suppose i should wait until our plumbing is hooked up so that i can determine how much space we ACTUALLY have under our sink.

[via-lens.livejournal.com]

http://www.containerstore.com/find/store.jhtml?state=WA&store=BEL&_requestid=111775 <- this is the store I was thinking about. Their web site has several stacking recycling bin configurations listed.