tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post4999531636319061034..comments2023-07-01T11:03:20.380-04:00Comments on BooksEtc.: Good LuckBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-41541036276249463232007-02-25T08:45:00.000-05:002007-02-25T08:45:00.000-05:00attila:So, I'm thinking "zero garbage" is not an o...attila:<BR/>So, I'm thinking "zero garbage" is not an option for you this year... Nor for us. <BR/>(Best efforts - reduces some of the guilt.)Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-40114208413680888002007-02-25T08:21:00.000-05:002007-02-25T08:21:00.000-05:00Amazingly enough, we have to pay extra to have our...Amazingly enough, we have to pay extra to have our recyclables picked up here in our little mountain community.<BR/><BR/>Anything paper or cardboard gets used to start a fire in the woodstove.<BR/><BR/>We take all our plastic shopping bags to the Community Cupboard.<BR/><BR/>And yet we still have an enormous amount of garbage. [sigh]Attila the Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02158308703617226652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-57060377367960996992007-02-22T15:44:00.000-05:002007-02-22T15:44:00.000-05:00kate: Ah, those years. Hope the "sleeping through...kate: Ah, those years. Hope the "sleeping through the night" comes soon. Lots of time for guilt once you're fully functioning again!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-49325537838756102082007-02-22T15:16:00.000-05:002007-02-22T15:16:00.000-05:00Interesting post! About once a day, I feel guilty...Interesting post! About once a day, I feel guilty about all the garbage my family produces each day: baby food containers, wipes, diapers, more laundry than ever before. But, then I forgive myself. I'll work more on cutting the trash, when we're sleeping through the night. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-40776872833273190122007-02-21T18:45:00.000-05:002007-02-21T18:45:00.000-05:00guy: I'm impressed. You're good - really good.(Th...guy: I'm impressed. You're good - really good.<BR/>(This is just garbage-garbage in your bin, right? Not recyclables? Do you compost?)Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-84694663151555359252007-02-21T17:51:00.000-05:002007-02-21T17:51:00.000-05:00I used to be able to fill the pick-up truck four t...I used to be able to fill the pick-up truck four times a year, and the way it is acumulating in bin where I store it for the next trip, I'm hoping not to see the dump until September, which will be one year from the last time I went.The Guy Who Writes Thishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14640163878085652809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-64096689249472069172007-02-21T17:38:00.000-05:002007-02-21T17:38:00.000-05:00beth: Tell it like it is, kiddo! Love your honest...beth: Tell it like it is, kiddo! Love your honesty and being so upfront about it. Kids=garbage.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-59250117685032795912007-02-21T17:10:00.000-05:002007-02-21T17:10:00.000-05:00nomad: I too look at what comes into this house an...nomad: I too look at what comes into this house and I am appalled. I feel slightly better if it can be recycled but I've been reading articles where even <I>that</I> program isn't working as it should...<BR/>Boycotting would be nice but where to start?Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-45503966974700255592007-02-21T16:01:00.000-05:002007-02-21T16:01:00.000-05:00I think you guys are all right on, I have been rol...I think you guys are all right on, I have been rolling around a post about doable ideas like this as well, and I think we all need to put pressure on manufactureres to just be more economical with packaging, and the goverment needs to implement some legislation.<BR/><BR/>It seems that right now packaging requirements are driven by the criterion of sales and advertsising, product perception etc. Nomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12442951171750388374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-36980363764513876942007-02-21T15:34:00.000-05:002007-02-21T15:34:00.000-05:00produce NO GARBAGE?!! They do not want to come to...produce NO GARBAGE?!! They do not want to come to my house...we have garbage out the wazoo....Angelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245554563405436101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-55140974515005242562007-02-21T11:34:00.000-05:002007-02-21T11:34:00.000-05:00oreneta: Sometimes all we can do is choose between...oreneta: Sometimes all we can do is choose between the lesser of two evils.<BR/><BR/>jackie: Totally agree. And not everyone has the time or money to "walk gently" on the earth. Except, of course, the corporations - if they chose to...<BR/><BR/>trish: Bet it's a home birth. Still, that placenta. Your mind went further than mine as to future predicaments.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-63905342251440780492007-02-21T10:14:00.000-05:002007-02-21T10:14:00.000-05:00I admire her commitment but think she is a little ...I admire her commitment but think she is a little delusional if she thinks zero garbage is doable. It would be more realistic if she maybe pared down her garbage by half or even three quarters. <BR/><BR/>Where is she having the baby? Because if it is in a hospital she is in for a surprise at how much garbage they produce in the maternity ward. I wonder if she will ask the nurses to wrap up her Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-47790263477198341052007-02-21T09:05:00.000-05:002007-02-21T09:05:00.000-05:00I wish them luck too.Having done the cloth diapers...I wish them luck too.<BR/><BR/>Having done the cloth diapers bit, making our own baby food, finding enviro friendly detergents and avoiding over-packaged "stuff" etc, etc.- I know that it can be done but walking gently on this earth is far more expensive than it seems - both time and money.<BR/><BR/>Yes, we should all try to cut back on garbage but why can't the corporations/manufacturers help? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-69248131067945766352007-02-21T08:32:00.000-05:002007-02-21T08:32:00.000-05:00I read a study some place, unfortunately I forget ...I read a study some place, unfortunately I forget where, that did an analysis of the varied sins of plastic and cloth nappies....their conclusion was that it depended on where you were. The environmental impact of disposal versus machine washing related to the resources in your area. <BR/><BR/>The study unfortunately did not look into the impact of the creation of these two products...plastics,orenetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616103982088424715noreply@blogger.com