The Dirt
The goal: record my trash consumption every day for a year, & then add it up to see how much I’ve wasted.
I would consider myself a “weekend environmentalist.” I have a degree & job in public health so I know all about being “green”…how healthy it is, how easy it is, how much it can help the planet- but I don’t actually apply any of that stuff too often. I’m all about bringing my tote bags to the co-op, but I don’t mind shopping at Target (& sometimes Walmart shh!) and coming home with plastic bags.
So, the point isn’t to pretend I’m all about protecting the planet & “living green” (where did that phrase come from anyway?). Instead, this is an honest account of my trash consumption for an entire year. Along the way, I’m sure I’ll decide not to waste so much, & I’ll probably come up with some ideas for how to throw less of my junk into the landfill…but in the beginning, it might be ugly. So if you’re a true environmentalist you might want to look away…
Oh yeah, my list starts tomorrow.
