Over the last two year period, our county solid waste operation made $55.7 million profit. This money came from tipping fees, electricity sales and recycling. For the first time sales of scrap metal and other recyclables, including paper and plastics began to generate a small profit. Right now the county is using most of the […]
Raise your hand. How many of you actually know what happens to the stuff you have carted off in the garbage pick up? What happens to it if you toss it in a recycling bin? My county’s system is more cutting edge than I realized. I’m still learning about the subject, but we seem to […]
I’ve been trying to become more environmentally friendly, but my husband just hasn’t been interested. That certainly makes it an uphill climb. Sometimes that hill looks like Mt. Everest. It’s a slow climb, but I refuse to sit down and give up. I’ve been replacing our light bulbs with CFL’s. I exchanged bulbs in a […]
Since Earth Day was this week, we are going to have links to reusable grocery bags. I’ve been trying to use them, but need a few more. No matter how hard I try, I end up coming home with several of the plastic bags. If you’ve been reading my previous posts, you know that I’m […]
That’s a question we hear a lot when we’re out shopping for groceries. Increasingly, the reply is, “Neither. I have my own cloth bags.” The groceries are hopping on the bandwagon with this and selling reusable bags. I do most of my shopping at Publix as it’s just a few blocks from my home. They […]
I just read a post over at LivingAlmostLarge about downgrading your lifestyle. Have you been thinking about doing this? It could be for a variety of reasons – becoming more frugal so that you can pay off that mountain of debt, becoming more aware of the impact your lifestyle has on the environment, nearing retirement, choosing […]