Faragon's blog

We recently had a garbage strike over here. It was about 4 weeks before the garbage was being collected again in my neighborhood, and I hadn’t put the garbage out about a week-and-a-half before that.
In all that time, I didn’t have more than a garbage-bag-and-a-half worth of waste, including cat-litter, I would like to explain how I did that.

Did you know that on average about 20 to 60% (depending on your lifestyle) of our waste could be composted or recycled? Right now, most of that goes to landfills (sometimes after incineration), with all associated environmental implications, such as adding to your carbon footprint and residual waste that takes decades (or longer) to degrade.
Although (in the Netherlands) it’s relatively easy to separate your glass and paper from “regular” garbage, it isn’t the only thing you can do.

For a couple of years now, I’ve had my own compost bin, which is thriving by now. I try not to accept bags at stores, and I separate my glass and paper. I have the benefit of having a reasonably sized garden, so I can accomodate a compost bin that’s houses over a cubic meter of compost, but there’s lots *you* can do too!
I’ll explain about that in posts to come. I feel inspired now, so I’ll start writing, but feel free to give feedback or ask questions related to this so I can make future posts more informational.