tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815417394312980369.post8012126951744595230..comments2023-10-25T22:34:04.768+08:00Comments on Living a Little Greener: What is Waste?Bruise Mousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594691638279041410noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815417394312980369.post-38219047759762261432011-04-28T10:43:24.776+08:002011-04-28T10:43:24.776+08:00CHFG, I know what you mean about well-meaning pare...CHFG, I know what you mean about well-meaning parents. Those little baby yoghurts drive me crazy. All that plastic and who knows what exactly is IN the yoghurt. What scares me most of all is that I used to buy all of these things, thinking that I was doing the best thing for my children. Oh, the wonders of hindsight.<br />Well done on fixing the socks. There's nothing like a great pair of socks. It sounds like one of those comfy Nanna things to do. Wonderful. I hope you were drinking a cup of tea at the same time. ; )Bruise Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01594691638279041410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815417394312980369.post-31741712080156182622011-04-28T10:37:11.254+08:002011-04-28T10:37:11.254+08:00Great post BM. This is one point that I feel helpl...Great post BM. This is one point that I feel helpless with and so wish things were different. Food courts, yep... it also pains me to see things like single use drinking yogurts in plastic containers bought by well meaning parents and then drunk by their kids. 2 seconds to drink and who knows how long in landfill.<br />I mended a pair of the holiest of socks on the weekend. Rather satisfying to know I just got another couple of years out of the old things :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815417394312980369.post-90664404731433175232011-04-27T09:53:48.435+08:002011-04-27T09:53:48.435+08:00Jude, that is great about the composting. I'm ...Jude, that is great about the composting. I'm sure you will feel really satisfied when you see how much you divert from landfill. It is great to also know that it will all end up back on your garden to help those lovely veges I saw on your blog. : )<br /><br />Pomona, thanks so much for the book recommendation. I have just checked the local library and have reserved a copy. I very much look forward to reading it.<br /><br />Farmer Liz, I just had a look for that book. Was it "Cradle to Cradle"? It looks really interesting. I am also reading another one at the moment called 'Waste' by Tristram Stuart.<br />I really feel that my way of thinking is changing as I trying to see where so much of our household waste it going to end up. Will it have a 'life' after I am finished with it? <br /><br />Dixiebelle, thanks. : )Bruise Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01594691638279041410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815417394312980369.post-80360238781026162062011-04-27T07:05:57.401+08:002011-04-27T07:05:57.401+08:00Great post!Great post!dixiebellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03891290324250395382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815417394312980369.post-2614071146878071602011-04-27T06:46:52.250+08:002011-04-27T06:46:52.250+08:00Great post, very well put, I also cringe at all th...Great post, very well put, I also cringe at all the waste in foodcourts! I was inspired a while ago by a book called "Waste equals food" by William McDonough & Michael Braungart. They talk about every product being designed to be raw materials for another product or process. http://www.mcdonough.com/full.htm. I'd love to see more suggestions of clever ways to reuse "waste" items. Keep up the great work! Cheers, LizAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815417394312980369.post-75365347041865760922011-04-27T03:47:06.092+08:002011-04-27T03:47:06.092+08:00We always try to follow John Seymour's recomme...We always try to follow John Seymour's recommendation in his Self-Sufficiency book: have as little as possible moving on and off site - so we consume less and try to deal with as much waste as possible on site.<br /><br />Pomona xPomonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18399181139470676975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815417394312980369.post-80875661861182996232011-04-26T21:16:52.153+08:002011-04-26T21:16:52.153+08:00You have really made me think twice about everythi...You have really made me think twice about everything I put in the bin. I throw things away with hesitation now, I have a compost bin too thanks to your influence.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08998787377680438762noreply@blogger.com