tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4093738841611027785.post5645144352054030430..comments2022-11-23T03:42:11.450-06:00Comments on Our Green Nest: WastefulnessOur Green Nesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05426519782784581649noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4093738841611027785.post-43523618661305787712008-09-18T13:31:00.000-05:002008-09-18T13:31:00.000-05:00We can't put trash like THAT out on trash day arou...We can't put trash like THAT out on trash day around here, geesh, can't they at least collapse those boxes?Claire,https://www.blogger.com/profile/16655021778192178102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4093738841611027785.post-78852898042651456112008-09-18T11:07:00.000-05:002008-09-18T11:07:00.000-05:00They would not take that away in the bin lorries h...They would not take that away in the bin lorries here if it wasn't in a bin and we only have one wheelie bin and the lid has to be closed. We have normal waste collection every other week and the other weeks in between is recycling and we have a bin in the Summer months that is collected every other week for things like grass clippings. Nobody would be allowed to have that many bags and boxes strewn about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4093738841611027785.post-75545853692555204192008-09-16T13:33:00.000-05:002008-09-16T13:33:00.000-05:00i feel your pain. our townhouse community has onl...i feel your pain. our townhouse community has only ONE recycling dumpster. ONE. and about 15 trash dumpsters. i can't tell you how many cardboard boxes we see in them. it's infuriating. i think we're going to start a petition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4093738841611027785.post-12008492804806668192008-09-16T13:15:00.000-05:002008-09-16T13:15:00.000-05:00We took that field trip when we were in middle sch...We took that field trip when we were in middle school to the dump and our city actually rips open bags and has been pull recyclables from a moving belt. I think this gives alot of people the impression other people are recycling for you. You don't have to b/c someone will go through your trash. I wonder how it really works in the majority of cities. I don't actually know how mine works and my husband has told me that he was under the impression there are people who go through our trash a recycle. Makes me wonder but I have to say I don't recycle either. I think it's the unknown but to be fair I haven't gone out there to look for the info. I will read your posts though & maybe get our family involved. Thanks :)Angela Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15793871401476403202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4093738841611027785.post-45693061326680939442008-09-15T23:25:00.000-05:002008-09-15T23:25:00.000-05:00I read an article recently about living on the San...I read an article recently about living on the San Juan islands- everyone is responsible for removing their own trash, and is hence mindful of waste- how I wish I could convince my neighbors! It makes me really Nutty when I go running on trash day and see recyclables in the garbage - everyone in our city has a mixed recyclable container, too - so there's no excuse other than they don't know or they don't care. Frustrating. I heard a great field trip idea to take kids to the dump to create some awareness of "where it all goes" - kind of like cultivating awareness of where our food comes from...I cannot think of any other solution but to live as thriftly as possible with the hope that my neighbors will notice...I have one who saves all his yard clippings for me to compost and another who gives me free reign to sort through his trash to recycle stuff (they tolerate me, those kind souls), educate our little ones, and support efforts to make the three r's easy...oh man, I'm on a roll. You got me going, sister...Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01403808304630981842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4093738841611027785.post-4748654859255785972008-09-15T21:52:00.000-05:002008-09-15T21:52:00.000-05:00sad to say, so many people are just too lazy to se...sad to say, so many people are just too lazy to separate their paper from their plastic. but as they say little hands can make a big difference...let's train our kiddies well :)Erin Alaskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14272796426443534501noreply@blogger.com