One way to reduce our impact on the natural environment is to just consume less. The less we consume, the less we have to throw away. What we do consume should be recyclable. The white bags show our trash for a week (a family of four). The left bin is our plastic/metals and the right bin is our cardboard. I would estimate that 90% of what is thrown out is packaging. We buy bulk where we can so in theory it would reduce the overall need for packaging. How can you reduce your consumption? How much recycling can you do?
7.28.2008
Want not, waste not
One way to reduce our impact on the natural environment is to just consume less. The less we consume, the less we have to throw away. What we do consume should be recyclable. The white bags show our trash for a week (a family of four). The left bin is our plastic/metals and the right bin is our cardboard. I would estimate that 90% of what is thrown out is packaging. We buy bulk where we can so in theory it would reduce the overall need for packaging. How can you reduce your consumption? How much recycling can you do?
