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Diane F. - 12/25/2009 12:33:06 PM
   
What percent of your refuse was Compost vs Recycling vs Trash? Just wondering what percent of your refuse was compost vs recycling vs trash?

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Diane Foster - 1/10/2010 10:45:37 PM
 
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RE:What percent of your refuse was Compost vs Recycling vs Trash? Here are my numbers for the week:

Compost.........................................1 lb 12 oz....................(16% of total)
Metal & Plastic Recycling.......................15oz.....................(9% of total)
Paper & Junk Mail Recycling............7 lbs ...........................(65% of total)
Trash..............................................1 lb 2oz.......................(10% of total)
Grand Total for Week..................10 lbs 13 oz

Average American's solid waste for week: 28lbs

What did I learn?
>Shocked at how much paper & junk mail I still use/get. 65% of total! Need to work on that one.
>Much greater awareness of trash creation outside of home -- at work, at restaurants, etc.
>Noticed that "Nature's Packaging" (banana peel, avacado skin, etc.) is completely reusable (compost)
>Also learned how much of my solid waste creation goes un-noticed by me.

Much more aware after this week!

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