In response to all the environmental vs economical/convenient debate we have on the plastic bag thread, I would like to ask people what do you usually have in your trash can, and kind of get an idea of what is in our trash. I'll start first:
Kitchen trash can, each load contains:
-2 plastic bags, outer one being Target/Walmart and inner one being Safeway/Ranch99, etc, to prevent leaks that they usually have.
-about 10-20% facial tissue and paper towel
-about 20% waste vegetable and other food items
-about 30% plastic packaging that are not recyclable
-about 20% juice containers that are not recyclable
-about 20% misc non-recyclable junk like thermal (fax) paper, wrappers, more plastics, hybrid metal/plastic junk.
Bathroom:
-1 Safeway/Ranch99 plastic bag, no liquid
-100% paper products (used tissue, paper towel, maxipad, etc)
Recycle bin:
-paper bag that get replaced every 2 months
-everything that can be recycled including the #1 to #6
-metal pieces that I chopped out of old electronics
-it is usually 2x the size of our trash every load
-engine oil container
-magazine
-anything non-bio-hazard
Yard-waste: anything that is from the yard except fruit, which could attract ants and roaches.
What about you guys?
Kitchen trash can, each load contains:
-2 plastic bags, outer one being Target/Walmart and inner one being Safeway/Ranch99, etc, to prevent leaks that they usually have.
-about 10-20% facial tissue and paper towel
-about 20% waste vegetable and other food items
-about 30% plastic packaging that are not recyclable
-about 20% juice containers that are not recyclable
-about 20% misc non-recyclable junk like thermal (fax) paper, wrappers, more plastics, hybrid metal/plastic junk.
Bathroom:
-1 Safeway/Ranch99 plastic bag, no liquid
-100% paper products (used tissue, paper towel, maxipad, etc)
Recycle bin:
-paper bag that get replaced every 2 months
-everything that can be recycled including the #1 to #6
-metal pieces that I chopped out of old electronics
-it is usually 2x the size of our trash every load
-engine oil container
-magazine
-anything non-bio-hazard
Yard-waste: anything that is from the yard except fruit, which could attract ants and roaches.
What about you guys?
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