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I support good policies and this will encourage other companies to do the same! There is no reason everything we buy cannot be 100% recyclable!
Originally posted by PhoenixOD
reply to post by abeverage
I support good policies and this will encourage other companies to do the same! There is no reason everything we buy cannot be 100% recyclable!
Sometimes it takes more energy ,resources , chemical and cost to recycle a product than it does to make it for the first time. When this happens it makes no sense to recycle.
Originally posted by buddhasystem
a) DIY burning of trash is very likely to be dirtier to the environment that industrial strength incinerators many communities use. You may feel good about yourself when you burn trash, but in fact you are polluting the atmosphere. Why bother...
Originally posted by SteveR
Originally posted by Philippines
Compared to what else? Burying/dumping the trash out of sight and out of mind?
Originally posted by SteveR
Interesting thread. What's the point of the burning? You are reducing pollution in some ways and adding to it in others.
Is the smoke out of sight out of mind? Biodegradable materials and organics don't need to be disposed of by burning.
Plastics should always be recycled, burning them is even worse than burying.edit on 2013/4/22 by SteveR because: spelling
Originally posted by IgnoranceIsntBlisss
Does wood, clean paper and etc non-compostable food products really count as "trash"? How different is the argument of composting "trash"?
What is really released when I burn such.
And so comes back the question, are you really avowed to never enjoy the simple pleasures of a bonfire?
Originally posted by buddhasystem
I don't see logic in that. Why bother then...
Originally posted by buddhasystem
What's composted is typically stuff that is hard or unfeasible to burn. As to chemistry of composting as compared to burning, I don't have that info.
Originally posted by tl1977
One thing I would have no idea what to do with would be kitty litter. I guess that would have to go to the dump.
Originally posted by ThirdEyeofHorus
reply to post by purplemer
Sandals made with duct tape? I'm sorry but even in third world countries they can afford those two dollar plastic flip flops.
Originally posted by IgnoranceIsntBlisss
BURN!:
Big city livin':
This step is crucial in minimizing trash out out to the fullest. Until I started burning regularly just recently, the concept of zero trash output had never even been a goal or item of much thought. Now that I burn, right in the heart of the city where its very uncommon, feeding the fuel flow is part of the goals. Now meats, oils & grease, breading etc are all burned. Generally they make the fire smell just for a spell. I had a can of olive oil go rancid on me last year so stuck under the sink. Recently I've been using it for starting fuel on occasion when improper kindling ratios are a problem. Soon the oil will be all poured out, and then I'll be able to put the can in the recycle bins.
Originally posted by ThirdEyeofHorus
Around here, I've noticed that some coffee shops use recycled containers for their sandwiches.