Using too many trash bags?
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You can compact your trash, which is only a partial solution but it does use less bags. You can create a mulch pit in your back yard. This would relieve your trash can of a lot of organic material and provide fertilizer for your plants. You can take your paper products to a recycling center. IT isn't convenient, but if you can manage to work it into a trip you are taking for another reason,it isn't too bad. My wife does this. If you can't find a recycling center, you can often bring the paper to a school or art center where they will be glad to turn it into an arts and crafts project for you. Schools also love to get their hands on coffee cans with the plastic lids. Hope this helps a little.
When I lived in Iowa, they had a recycling program where they picked up your recycling on trash day. They gave you a recycling bin and you were only permitted one 30 gallon trash can per week in trash or you had to pay an extra dollar and go down and purchase a sticker for additional bags. It worked pretty well and I wish they had that here. They also make you pay a 5 cent deposit on all pop bottles and cans which you can get back by taking them in to centers or machines at some stores.
tin cans ?
newspapers ?
the best way to deal with filling up a garbage bag fast is to cut back on the things that you use which are not essentials. You can also try to cut back on the number of times you cook. If you cook every night, try cooking every other night or less. That way, you will force yourself in buying in bulk instead of separate packages which lessens your trash output.
Try to buy things in glass whenever possible. Write to your city council and ask that they start recycling other items as well. Until producers start packing their foods and goods in less material, there is not a lot you can do. At least you are concerned and that is a good start.
A great way to reduce and reuse is to start composting. YOu could also reuse some of those plastics, etc. in art and crafts. Find other things to use the plastics for.
Pay attention to the packaging of foods, reuse juice containers or containers of dish or laundry soap by getting the refills, take your own bags to the store (either reuse plastic ones or get those canvas ones), and the stuff you do throw away, make sure you crush it and pack it well so that you don't use as many garbage bags.
if the trash bags are made of papers, it doesnt matter if you use plenty
This is easy - RECYCLE and COMPOST
If glass is the only thing that can get picked up in your area, find out where you can take your own stuff - they'll take aluminum, tin, cardboard, newspaper, office paper, and plastic. It's probably nearby, and they probably have 24-hour dumping available.
Then, get yourself a compost bin. ALL of your excess food, banana peels, etc. go into this bin, and turn into great, nutrient-rich soil. There are bins that are totally sealed off, so they don't stink, and they don't attract animals. Check out something like this: http://www.composters.com/docs/bins_p4.h...
After recycling everything that can be, and composting your food, you'll be AMAZED how little you throw away. And, if you're wanting to be even "greener", take a look at what you ARE throwing away... most everything can be replaced by something else, depending on how far you want to go with this:
Kleenex could be replaced by Hankies
Paper towels could be replaced by Hand towels and rags
etc.etc.
fill the can past the rim
Well for one thing you and others contribute to fill up of your garbage can. I noticed when I am putting in just my trash it amounts to hardly nothing. Use bags and plastic or boxes for other use. Recycle wha tyou can and this should be of great benefit to you.
Stop using disposable things like paper towels, napkins, plates, forks, etc. Use reusable containers instead of plastic baggies. If you must use a plastic baggie, wash it out and reuse it when you are done. Don't buy individually wrapped items, but the big box or bag and then dispense them in reusable containers. Start a compost pile for food scraps, they really don't take up much space (a small one takes up about as much space as a large trash can). I reuse the plastic containers that food comes in. I use them to bring my lunch or snack with me to school or work. I reuse jars to store cotton swabs, cotton balls, pasta, cornmeal, sugar, flour, etc. I use clementine crates to organize my stuff. I use old socks to dust and polish shoes.
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