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It really is amazing how much you can adapt. I live in a building in Toronto and we don't get charged (directly) for trash. But the building has an organics pa
by 52-6F-62 7y ago
It really is amazing how much you can adapt.
I live in a building in Toronto and we don't get charged (directly) for trash. But the building has an organics path on the garbage shoots.
My partner and I started making the effort since then to separate our organics and recycling, etc.
I think we've maybe put a bag or two of actual "garbage" out in the past year or more.
Most things can be recycled—that we use at home anyway. I'm glad we have the compost shoot. That's the thing we put out the most.
Some things that seem like major uphill battles are really just a little mindfulness and a modicum of effort—and they become mindless routine after a short while.
- allannienhuis 7y agoSorry for the pedantic aside, but I think 'chute' is the correct term/spelling. Shooting garbage does sound like fun though :)
- antsar 7y agoIf we define "shooting" as rapid acceleration thru a tube, that is a thing: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/04/nyregion/garbage-collection-without-the-noise-or-the-smell.html https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/04/nyregion/garbage-collecti...
- 52-6F-62 7y agoHaha you're right! Well it's stuck now—past my edit window!
- m-p-3 7y agoI wish more takeout places stopped using styrofoam in favor of greener alternatives. At least A&W has most of their packaging to be compostable or recyclable. I think the only thing that goes in the garbage is the damned softdrink lid.
- 52-6F-62 7y agoAgreed. The cafeteria at my workplace finally moved over to all-paper takeout containers. Even those damned lids—I wish they could move over to something at least cellulose-based. The lid doesn't have to last long after usage—but I wonder if that affects shelf-life... or whether it's just a matter of costs.