How do you think we can become less garbage producing and more recycling conscious?

I have always read and heard that we as Americans are so wasteful. Look at how much garbage we generate! When I visited Brazil, I was amazed at how everything was that was thrown away, such as furniture, used luggage, etc. , was rebuilt like new and resold.

Some of us recycle newspapers, cans, etc., but I would venture to say that it's a minority. Asked by divafluff 50 months ago Similar questions: garbage producing recycling conscious Environment.

Similar questions: garbage producing recycling conscious.

Never Buy Bottled Water Americans go through 70 million plastic bottles a day, from water alone. While the bottles are recyclable, 60 million end up in the garbage every day, meaning they help fill in our landfills, and on top of all of that, plastic is made from petroleum products, and energy is used in the manufacture process. Just drink from the tap; unless you've had recent lead or sewage contamination warnings on your municipal water supply, it's orders of magnitude cheaper, and much less environmentally harmful.

If the taste really bothers you, a filter will take care of that. If you need portability, get a big water bottle that you can fill from the tap. Sources: charleston.net/news/2007/jul/13/bottle_b... UltraNurd's Recommendations Brita Atlantis Water Pitcher Amazon List Price: $22.99 Used from: $16.95 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (based on 24 reviews) Sigg Traveler Classic Water Bottle (1.0-Liters) Average Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 (based on 5 reviews) Go for the Sigg thermos-style bottles - there is some indication that nalgene-style bottles leach nasty plastics..

We need to all stop buying so much! Also, do ebilling and order online. Anything to stop using so much fuel, and paper.

I try to do my transactions electronically and I also have sent in something so that I can stop receiving so much junk mail. I also reuse boxes that people send me things in and gift bags. Like you said they are little things but they add up.

I have friends that don't seem to care, so that really bothers me! What I do when I go to their house is take some of their things to the recycle bins-wine bottles for ex. -and that makes them feel bad.

When you go to a friends for dinner or something take a fabric shopping bag when you bring wine or food and leave it for them. Ask people that you know if they have something that they want to get rid of because you have a place where you are taking your things. Also, this is harder but if you are serious-do this, put out info in the community to raise more awareness.

Put an add on Craig's list, have a meeting at a local coffee shop, etc. I hope this helps. Email me if you want more ideas...

The Compact: Beyond reducing, reusing and recycling. Check out this group. You can join and "live it" or read what others have to say.

groups.yahoo.com/group/thecompact/ This is an excerpt from their front page of the group: The Compact has several aims (more or less prioritized below): To go beyond recycling in trying to counteract the negative global environmental and socioeconomic impacts of disposable consumer culture and to support local businesses, farms, etc. -- a step that, we hope, inherits the revolutionary impulse of the Mayflower Compact. To reduce clutter and waste in our homes (as in trash Compact-er). To simplify our lives (as in Calm-pact) We've agreed to follow two principles (see exceptions etc. On our blog).

#1 Don't buy new products of any kind (from stores, web sites, etc.) #2 Borrow, barter, or buy used. Sources: groups.yahoo.com/group/thecompact/ .

Buy less, and don't buy products with wasteful packaging. Much of our garbage is food packaging. If more people bought and prepared staple foods, which are also more healthful than processed foods, then less garbage would be generated.

Staying away from fast food vendors would also be a big plus. Give some thought to how things might be reused. Old, shabby bath towels can become cleaning rags, instead of using paper towels to clean, which then must be thrown away.

Old boxes can be broken down and reused again and again, as can plastic and paper bags. Like our grandparents, we could all live a little closer to the earth.

Consider a longer perspective When I grew up in San Mateo (NorCal Bay Area), recycling was really a newfangled proposition that seemed like a radical hippy pipe dream. As a popular culture we'd never heard of it, didn't see the connection between our rising gas prices and a global economy, and the idea of our garbage collection companies providing recycling bins was as likely as them collecting garbage for free. We just didn't see it.

But look what's happened since 1970. Recycling (at least here in NorCal) is a normal part of the disposal vocabulary, the Boy Scouts have weekly recycling drives, and while you may be right that it's still a minority proposition, I for one was quite surprised to see how tossing an aluminum can is seen by grade school kids nowadays - it's just not acceptable in many school communities - like spitting at a classmate. All to say, sure we have a very long way to go to really develop a mass cultural perspective on waste.

This is part of the liability of living in one of the most affluent nations in the world. But we have made great progress in our popular mentality, and it seems like we continue to make forward progress. Baby steps, baby steps.

Hope that helps. Best to you.

Recycle your home project waste! For a recent renovation project, I recycled my old drywall, studs, tiles, siding, and windows... So many people don't realize that they can recycle these types of things and its a shame because of the volume of material, from construction projects, that could have been recycled that ends up in landfills. Check out this website revolutionrecovery.com to learn more about the possibilities and how to recycle your next home project's waste.Com.

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I have always read and heard that we as Americans are so wasteful. Look at how much garbage we generate! When I visited Brazil, I was amazed at how everything was that was thrown away, such as furniture, used luggage, etc., was rebuilt like new and resold.

Some of us recycle newspapers, cans, etc., but I would venture to say that it's a minority. Asked by divafluff 53 months ago Similar Questions: garbage producing recycling conscious Recent Questions About: garbage producing recycling conscious Environment.

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Never Buy Bottled Water Americans go through 70 million plastic bottles a day, from water alone. While the bottles are recyclable, 60 million end up in the garbage every day, meaning they help fill in our landfills, and on top of all of that, plastic is made from petroleum products, and energy is used in the manufacture process. Just drink from the tap; unless you've had recent lead or sewage contamination warnings on your municipal water supply, it's orders of magnitude cheaper, and much less environmentally harmful.

If the taste really bothers you, a filter will take care of that. If you need portability, get a big water bottle that you can fill from the tap. Sources: charleston.net/news/2007/jul/13/bottle_b... UltraNurd's Recommendations Brita Atlantis Water Pitcher Amazon List Price: $22.99 Used from: $16.95 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (based on 24 reviews) Sigg Traveler Classic Water Bottle (1.0-Liters) Average Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 (based on 5 reviews) Go for the Sigg thermos-style bottles - there is some indication that nalgene-style bottles leach nasty plastics.

The Compact: Beyond reducing, reusing and recycling. Check out this group. You can join and "live it" or read what others have to say.

groups.yahoo.com/group/thecompact/" rel="nofollow">groups.yahoo.com/group/thecompact/ This is an excerpt from their front page of the group: The Compact has several aims (more or less prioritized below): To go beyond recycling in trying to counteract the negative global environmental and socioeconomic impacts of disposable consumer culture and to support local businesses, farms, etc. -- a step that, we hope, inherits the revolutionary impulse of the Mayflower Compact. To reduce clutter and waste in our homes (as in trash Compact-er). To simplify our lives (as in Calm-pact) We've agreed to follow two principles (see exceptions etc. on our blog).

#1 Don't buy new products of any kind (from stores, web sites, etc.) #2 Borrow, barter, or buy used. Sources: groups.yahoo.com/group/thecompact/" rel="nofollow">groups.yahoo.com/group/thecompact/ .

Recycle your home project waste! For a recent renovation project, I recycled my old drywall, studs, tiles, siding, and windows... So many people don't realize that they can recycle these types of things and its a shame because of the volume of material, from construction projects, that could have been recycled that ends up in landfills. Check out this website revolutionrecovery.com to learn more about the possibilities and how to recycle your next home project's waste.

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