Comments on: Decreasing Disposables in December

By: Katie

Katie — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:23:00 +0000

Suzannah,
You’re all set for the Monday Mission for 2 weeks from now then! Katie

By: suzannah

suzannah — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:29:31 +0000

i appreciate you doing this. we gave up paper towels/napkins last year and never looked back. we even manage to do our parties without disposables–that’s what the dishwasher is for! plus, it’s just nicer to drink out of a real glass:)
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By: Katie

Katie — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:37:24 +0000

Kissy,
Awww, it’s good to have you “back” (although you’re awfully far away!). Kanmuri talks about the awful waste in Japan at this post, too – sounds like Asia needs an eco-overhaul! You, too, keep up the good work. Katie

By: Katie

Katie — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:27:15 +0000

Amy,
I know, you are so right. The terrible thing? My garage is RIGHT off the kitchen. It’s just a matter of opening that door. Silly, really, but we are lazy beings at heart sometimes! Good tips for others though! Katie

By: Katie

Katie — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:16:36 +0000

Kanmuri,
Wow. That is really eye-opening. I so appreciate the international perspective you bring us!
Katie

By: kissy

kissy — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:58:31 +0000

I have missed you! I have been so busy with school I have been kind og ignoring my subscription messages, but this one caught my eye and I had to come read more! I am in Asia right now going crazy because they burn garbage, even plastics, everywhere! I am hoping to kind of implement a new recycling program at school Wish me luck and keep up the good work!

By: Emily @ Live Renewed

Emily @ Live Renewed — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:07:11 +0000

Looking forward to this series! I have done a lot around our house over the past year to reduce our waste. I think it’s kind of like a snowball effect – once you make a small change in one area, you start thinking about all of the other areas you can make changes in. I would love to see if I can find even more ways to stop throwing things away!

By: Amy K.

Amy K. — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:16:00 +0000

I stack my recyclables near the door, because it’s just too much effort to get them to the final destination (8 feet past the door, on our front porch). I think making something convenient goes a long way toward making it happen. have you considered buckets/bins in the kitchen for paper and containers? When it’s full you can make the trek, saving quite a few round trips.

By: kanmuri

kanmuri — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:56:09 +0000

Living in Japan is a nightmare when it comes to waste. They have a long tradition of wrapping stuff in 3 or 4 layers of plastic and paper. So if I buy a bag of cookies, I have the bag, another transparent plastic wrapper inside and all the cookies are wrapped individually inside. Most of the veggies at the supermarket are wrapped in plastic. Sometimes you’ll have one carrot, ONE, in a plastic bag. Same goes for the quarter of lettuce, the three potatoes. Waste, waste, waste!

I usually try to avoid all this wrapping, but here you always end up buying something wrapped in three layers of plastic.
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