Cutting Water Bottles Out of Our Lives

[vorlon13]

I'd also like to see the US outlaw plastic grocery bags.  SOOO unnecessary, and think of the trash we wouldn't be making.

I recycle mine (the clean dry ones) to a food pantry.

I (re)use quite a few myself.

BTW, if your roll them up, squeeze all the air out and rubber band them, there just isn't very much stuff in a bag. I do ask for paper at the store occasionally, and there is a bunch of material in just one bag. But I only ask when I need some. They're way more sturdy than the plastic ones. I do like smaller bags, easier to carry since my illness too. JFC, a big paper bag full is freaking heavy.

I don't burn trash on the farm anymore, have a trash hauling service now. I compost all the organics, so dumpster never reeks. Raccoons and bunnies love me now. I use trash compactor now too. Household makes one bag/week of compressed garbage. Farm stuff and cleaning out detritus from basement and upstairs I don't compress, and have been filling once/month small dumpster load. Way better than burning, and don't have to mow around damn barrel or dispose of the crud it builds up.

I recycle all electronics from here and some of the neighbors too.

Probably will cut vehicle count from 3 to 2 this year too, just not driving the one rig anymore, I REALLY like my pickup.