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I made it! One year of not sending anything to the landfill. It was a lot of fun, rewarding, and in the end, surprisingly easy. Boring, even.
Behind me there, you see it – 1 year’s worth of accumulated trash, a whole 5239 grams of it. Well, not quite all of it. I have a bin at the cottage too, but haven’t gone through it yet. Oh, and also the stuff that didn’t fit into the bin: a broken toboggan, a bike tire, and a cracked wheel. Continue reading “The Year of Waste Free Living is Over”
With my waste-free challenge, one thing I’ve been really missing are nachos. But all of the tortilla chips come in disposable bags. So I decide to make my own. I did a little research… They are made by frying tortillas, simple enough. But all of the tortillas come in bags as well. So I have to make my own tortillas. Luckily, it’s easy to do. Continue reading “Making Tortilla Chips”
Imagine that you are on a spaceship on a journey of exploration and discovery to the nearby stars. Space is huge, so this spaceship will have to support not just you and your crew but many future generations as well. Earth is so far away that it takes over a year just to send a radio message.
What do you do with your garbage? Continue reading “The One Year Waste Free Living Challenge”