When you throw something in the scum , it ’s easy to think that it stops being your trouble – your friendly neighborhood sanitation workers take it away , and that ’s that . Well , until the Garbage Apocalypse of 2062 , when GarbageNet becomes self - aware and decide to egest all humans . Wait , that ’s a whole other blog post ….
GarbageNet joke aside , we thought you ’d appreciate some hint to get closer to your food waste so you may cover it , learn about it , and cut back it !
1. Carry Your Garbage With You
Some staff member atfrog designhave take up a trash challenge : participants must keep all the trash they produce within five foot of them at all times . Exceptions : player may recycle , compost , donate , incinerate , and affluent . The experiment mercifully lasts only two calendar week , and staffers taking the challenge indite about it on theTrash Talk web log , explaining their personal struggles with non - reusable , non - compostable trash . It ’s interesting to show how limited life becomes when these folks have to think about every niggling piece of trash – because it ’s literally weighing them down ! Eating out , shopping , and other daily action become serious challenge with material consequences . Read this introductionto learn more .
2. Install a Composting Toilet
Possible " aesthetic issues " by , compost john are one agency you may dramatically deoxidise sewage waste and cut down on water use , while producing useful compost and soil . you may learn more by watchingthis interminable infomercialor readingthe Wikipedia entry . See also : humanure .
3. Freecycle Your Stuff
Six hr after the post went up , Santa found a new home .
4. Take a Superfun Visit to a Superfund Site
5. Visit the Garbage Museum
Read all about one class’svisit to the Garbage Museum , include lots of photos . See also : theCRRA Trash Museum in Hartford , Connecticut .
