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Recycling, Composting and Reducing Garbage
Posted by Mr.GreenStar on May 13, 2008
Project Started On
September 19, 2007
Projected Savings
Saving about $150 each year because we canceled our garbage service!
We got recycling bins for plastic, glass, cardboard and paper, and metal. We also got a compost bin. We canceled our garbage pickup, that's right canceled it! We haven't looked back since. We recycle and compost about 85% of all the waste we produce, so the small amount of garbage that is left over (generally one small bag per month) is just put into the ... more >>