2 Sep
We are always talking about recycling…
Then we go and buy these to recycle:
Plastic Recycle Bins
Does that make sense?
Is that being green?
Have you got some old wood around, a pallet, maybe?
Then be green!
Make something.
It doesn’t have to be fancy. It doesn’t even have to be in the kitchen.
It can be down the bottom of the garden, in or behind the shed.
Usually vitriolic, at times bellicose; I'm not here to be nice
A weekly challenge from Reduce Footprints blog. I try to participate weekly.
Each Friday, something to think about
A walk on the natural side each Sunday (or Monday...)
The Apothecary - A place to find natural products and remedies
The Green Ink Bottle - A repository for my quotes
So how have we gotten so far off course? When the label of ‘green’ was introduced, it was seen as a mission statement; something that would entitle the customer to some sense of comfort that they product they were supporting (which was usually more expensive) was working with the Earth’s best interests at heart. Instead we have simply completed a full consumerist revolution; the label has been taken, assigned a cultural identity and used to sell a piece of a lifestyle that is intended to speak more to your peers than to subsidize an environmental commitment.
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To make a "Grab" button click for the generator
Posted by Sara on September 2, 2014 at 12:35 pm
Absolutely right! Love it! 🙂
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Posted by argentumvulgaris on September 2, 2014 at 3:08 pm
>Sara, thank you… I usually am 🙂
AV
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Posted by Alex Jones on September 2, 2014 at 3:30 pm
We have no say in the matter as the local council provides the plastic bins for recycling (and plastic bags)
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Posted by argentumvulgaris on September 2, 2014 at 4:57 pm
>Alex, not referring to those who have plastic thrust upon them as in the case you mention. Rather, I am referring to households who go out and buy plastic.
AV
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Posted by Lois on September 2, 2014 at 11:27 pm
That would work great for indoors but not for setting out at the curb. Homeowners are required to have the blue plastic bin if they want their recycling picked up.
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Posted by argentumvulgaris on September 3, 2014 at 4:06 am
>Lois, are the bins provided, or do you have to buy?
As for setting out at the kerb, most bins use some form of liner, so that wouldn’t be a problem.
AV
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Posted by lethally on September 22, 2014 at 4:51 am
We use chickens. All our food scraps go out…eggs come in 🙂 Everything plastic, metal, paper and glass gets recycled. Doesn’t leave much!
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Posted by argentumvulgaris on September 22, 2014 at 8:48 am
>lethally, chickens are good… 🙂
AV
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Posted by lethally on September 22, 2014 at 6:31 pm
Chickens are BRILLIANT! 🙂 I love my chooks. Even without the eggs, the way they recycle all our food waste is awesome.
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Posted by argentumvulgaris on September 22, 2014 at 9:38 pm
Chooks! chooks, you’re a Kiwi! Chooks gives you away 🙂
Me too, ex-pat 🙂
AV
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