Getting rid of garbage
We don’t generate a lot of garbage. Ever since our city started compost pick up, our garbage is very little. Most things are recyclable where we live as well. We also do consider this issue when we buy items.
But there are those items I can’t recycle and I’ve wondered what to do about them. I’ve never thought of this though:
21. Stuff you just can’t recycle: When practical, send such items back to the manufacturer and tell them they need to manufacture products that close the waste loop responsibly. (see http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/28729 for the 20 other categories for ideas about hard to recycle items)
I think I’m going to try this for some items that I buy and see what happens.