This is a GREAT article on how the Johnson's produced only a handful of waste in the last six months.
(click here to read the story)
There are some great links within the article, too, so take the time to read through them or bookmark them for later reading if you can.
We find right now that our kitchen wastebasket, an 8 Qt. Rectangular Wastebasket (first instituted due to the fact that our dog, Dutch, was constantly getting into the garbage, and we needed to keep it under the sink which is a smaller space than traditional larger kitchen wastebaskets would contain), gets filled up about two to three times a month. Although that comes nowhere near the Johnson's low-waste footprint, we still feel we are making a big difference by reducing our garbage amount.
The shame with this, is that in our city, we are required by law to contain the garbage in a white plastic bag, which creates more garbage.
We would have significantly less waste if we had a bulk food store near us (but we have no car and are only able to make it such a store when the chance arrives and the funds are available), as well as if we composted. We did start the year off composting, until we realized that our landwoman (definitely NOT a lady) wouldn't allow us a space to compost outside, and we have found it difficult to keep fruit flies to a minimum by doing it inside. We do appreciate any suggestions you have to keep composting completely within our home, as it would benefit our porch garden as well as reduce our waste!
How do you keep your waste to a minimum beyond just recycling?
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