reduce, reuse, recycle

I’ve finally figured out how our organic bin works! I’ve been getting everyone living in my house to start throwing their organic waste into the brown bin – leftover food, bones, vegetable waste, paper, literally anything that will decompose. Not only will all this refuge be disposed of more efficiently and in a eco-friendlier way, but it will also save a significant amount on bin charges. But that’s nothing compared to the former reason, of course. :p

Also I’ve been collecting our old bottles. They’ve accumulated in the back garden and are an eyesore. It’s time someone started organizing them to bring them down to the glass bank. I’ll do that tomorrow, more than likely. I’m really only starting to get into this properly, but if we’re going to save the Earth we can save it one step at a time.

I’m trying to reuse every scrap of paper I can lay my hands on. Even if it’s written on, I’m making use of blank spaces and even after the page has been scribbled to the point of illegibility, I make sure it goes into the recycling bin. I’ll probably go one step further though and start buying writing pads that use recycled paper that costs a fraction of what the normal stuff costs.