tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5172018271137170502.post6851308612609885609..comments2023-11-27T08:17:04.505-06:00Comments on Adventures in Urban Homesteading: Garbage DayAimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04570718941895225222noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5172018271137170502.post-55618541009999383232009-08-01T22:15:53.833-05:002009-08-01T22:15:53.833-05:00We went without trash pickup for a little over a y...We went without trash pickup for a little over a year, because we just could not afford it. We had a compost pile, a burn barrel, and the little tiny bit of trash we did generate, we took a small bag down once or twice a month to grandparents, but then, i collected it in a bin and took it to the landfill. We canned a lot of stuff, so reused those containers. Froze a lot of stuff, and reused those containers. I didn't buy a lot of prepackaged stuff and made most everything from scratch. so most of the stuff you got on your list, you got from growing up. Remember in Tillamook we had all the different bins for recycling? Like the ones for tin cans, and pop cans of course we took back to the store. I remember that you hated sorting the trash into recycling. and that was before there was recycling at curbside - I had to take it up to the recycling center at the landfill once every few months. It does make a difference, watching what you buy. And not buying gifts from places where there are lots of packaging, and buying from local artists, keeps down the amount of packing waste also! I will say that in Oregon, especially in the Willamette valley, sooo many people use the cloth shopping bags - instead of the plastic or paper. Of course, I still use paper once in awhile so I have quaker wrapping paper! See, there were advantages to growing up the child of someone from the back to the land movement...Momnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5172018271137170502.post-37552339324222332442009-07-29T22:27:52.743-05:002009-07-29T22:27:52.743-05:00I think the little bit of trash we generated durin...I think the little bit of trash we generated during that time was put in Grandma and Grandpa's trash container. We never had much and they didn't mind. At least that is what I recall because we would always argue about who had to walk there with trash. I eventually made myself scarce and I think we struck a deal where you would take the trash down if I did the dishes. Looking back you got the better end of that deal.Jessica (your sister)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5172018271137170502.post-17715174159789524072009-07-21T11:07:12.062-05:002009-07-21T11:07:12.062-05:00I can't believe you didn't have to even pa...I can't believe you didn't have to even pay for trash! <br /><br />That reminded me of two other things I forgot from the list. <br />- we buy milk and cream in glass jars (I know this isn't available to everyone though). We bring the bottles back to the store and don't have to worry about recycling (or not recycling) other milk containers. <br /><br />-we make our own yogurt in reusable mason jars - so we don't usually have plastic yogurt containers to deal with (though we haven't made yogurt since getting the house!)Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570718941895225222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5172018271137170502.post-66005001195939081382009-07-09T12:30:51.187-05:002009-07-09T12:30:51.187-05:00Our city is about to start charging for trash (abo...Our city is about to start charging for trash (about time!) and issue large, covered recycle bins. They also are giving large and small trash bins, and I am so wishing to have a small one, but now with Echo's dialysis we've gone from one small bag of trash a week to something like five. It's so embarrassing as well as frustrating; I recycle everything I can from that mess.<br />I'm glad to see that I do everything on your terrific list - I guess the whole thing would be worse if I didn't! It helps that our city just opened up the kinds of plastic we can recycle. I'm always looking for new uses for yogurt containers - I guess I should bite the bullet and make my own, huh. <br />Oh, and I did just make creme fraiche from scratch. I don't know if you should introduce Jeremy to that; it's incredibly rich and so yummy!Karin McAdamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03887181011330946651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5172018271137170502.post-88262844271165107472009-07-07T15:02:58.773-05:002009-07-07T15:02:58.773-05:00I can't tell you the satisfaction it brings me...I can't tell you the satisfaction it brings me when we have 1 small garbage can and 4 overflowing recycling bins.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06111603742877378974noreply@blogger.com