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Pursuing Zero Waste has turned out to be a fun hobby for me. I started because I got tired of throwing things out all the time and then losing time to dealing w

by akeck 8y ago

Pursuing Zero Waste has turned out to be a fun hobby for me. I started because I got tired of throwing things out all the time and then losing time to dealing with the trash.

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ataturk 8y ago
Well, I call bullshit. You clearly have never painted a single room in your home, then, for just one example.
drdeadringer 8y ago
I have a few questions [no particular order]. * How are you reducing your waste? Reducing input? Efficient internal usage? Efficient yet minimal output? * What do you do with the waste you do still have [assuming any]? Re-purpose it, like a trash-to-treasure type deal? * Do you consider your time dedicated to Zero Waste not "losing time to dealing with trash"?
- akeck 8y ago
  I'm only playing around for now, Toyota-style. Also, our area lacks some infrastructure that others take for granted (e.g., bulk product stores with bring your own container) For example, we got a carbonater as an at-bat. This eliminated 3-4 1L seltzer bottles per week, plus some cola 20 oz.s (via Cube Cola). Will it be worth it? We'll see. But that's why it's a "fun hobby", i.e., past-time status. Other things are on deck like composting as much as possible. I'm already making bread regularly, but bread bags don't account for much trash, so that's really a preference thing at this point. I'm also experimenting with fast methods of making fruit spreads from frozen fruits. I like PBJ sandwiches with jam, so I was tossing 1-2 jam jars a week. The general idea is to learn truths about time/money costs and trade-offs via rapid experiments. If things go well, we gel the stuff that works into weekly workflows and enjoy less trash. We already reaped a minor victory. The trash company had some... business issues, and didn't pick up for a month. What we tossed still fit in the bin when they finally came back.

by akeck 8y ago

Pursuing Zero Waste has turned out to be a fun hobby for me. I started because I got tired of throwing things out all the time and then losing time to dealing with the trash.

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ataturk 8y ago

Well, I call bullshit. You clearly have never painted a single room in your home, then, for just one example.

drdeadringer 8y ago

I have a few questions [no particular order]. * How are you reducing your waste? Reducing input? Efficient internal usage? Efficient yet minimal output? * What do you do with the waste you do still have [assuming any]? Re-purpose it, like a trash-to-treasure type deal? * Do you consider your time dedicated to Zero Waste not "losing time to dealing with trash"?

akeck 8y ago
I'm only playing around for now, Toyota-style. Also, our area lacks some infrastructure that others take for granted (e.g., bulk product stores with bring your own container) For example, we got a carbonater as an at-bat. This eliminated 3-4 1L seltzer bottles per week, plus some cola 20 oz.s (via Cube Cola). Will it be worth it? We'll see. But that's why it's a "fun hobby", i.e., past-time status. Other things are on deck like composting as much as possible. I'm already making bread regularly, but bread bags don't account for much trash, so that's really a preference thing at this point. I'm also experimenting with fast methods of making fruit spreads from frozen fruits. I like PBJ sandwiches with jam, so I was tossing 1-2 jam jars a week. The general idea is to learn truths about time/money costs and trade-offs via rapid experiments. If things go well, we gel the stuff that works into weekly workflows and enjoy less trash. We already reaped a minor victory. The trash company had some... business issues, and didn't pick up for a month. What we tossed still fit in the bin when they finally came back.