Packaging is a huge problem here, and recycling has not even been thought of much beyond tin cans and glass. No place to bring paper, or non-biodegradables. I cringe every time I send Mark to the dump with the weekly trash! AND.....we don't throw toilet paper down the toilets here because the cesspools are so shallow due to so much coral in the ground. So, everyone has a trash can in the bathroom and uses it to throw out soiled toilet paper. Yuk! But at least that's biodegradable.
Good luck with all your efforts. I still try to do my bit as I can here. (How about having your own cloth hand towel at work so you can dry your hands and bring it home when it needs washing? (Better than your skirt, er?) :o)
how interesting... I knew there were places that didn't throw toilet paper in the toilet, but I had never heard of any reasons why this was the case. Very interesting.
It's tricky when there is no infrastructure for recycling etc. When I mum first from a place with recycling to a place where the council hadn't implemented anything, she used to collect all her recycling and once a month drive it into the nearest city to a recycling point, because she couldn't bear it. But that only works if there is such a thing!
Hmm, bringing my own towel could work... I could put it in a sneaky hiding place and everything so I don't have to take it with me every time.
I wish I knew someone with a press. I imagine many people would actually have them - there are some apple cider makers down here, but I don't know them personally, alas... Mmm, now I want some apple cider...
I want to find a delivery of veggies like this. I have a few friends that do it, and they all love it. I think it shouldn't be too hard, as there are many farms in my area and the summer is basically here.
I love the efforts you are putting into sustainability. Major kudos to you!
Thanks. :) I like the surprise of veggie every week, never knowing what to get, and when you get something you love (like when I get kale or sweet potato) it's all very exciting. Much more exciting than just going to the supermarket and buying kale and sweet potato. Haha. PLus there is the challenge to eat it all somehow, so, theoretically, forcing yourself to eat more veggies, which is a good thing. My box is $25 (Australian) a week. I opted to go for a place that has organic produce, but all the plastic is making me wonder if I need to look into another program...
I used to get a veggie box in uni too. That's how I encountered my very fist eggplant (aka aubergine).
I guess there's a reason Tassie is called the Apple Isle? That's a lot of apples. If I had that many apples I'd be giving them to my Mum so she could dehydrate them. They're yummy that way.
She has a dehydrating machine (has had it since the 80s and it still works!). It's similar to this one. You slice up the apples, place them in the dehydrator and let it do its thing (or something along those lines). Mum got really good at dried apples. She tried bananas once, but they didn't turn out that well. She's made beef jerky in it as well.
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Good luck with all your efforts. I still try to do my bit as I can here. (How about having your own cloth hand towel at work so you can dry your hands and bring it home when it needs washing? (Better than your skirt, er?) :o)
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It's tricky when there is no infrastructure for recycling etc. When I mum first from a place with recycling to a place where the council hadn't implemented anything, she used to collect all her recycling and once a month drive it into the nearest city to a recycling point, because she couldn't bear it. But that only works if there is such a thing!
Hmm, bringing my own towel could work... I could put it in a sneaky hiding place and everything so I don't have to take it with me every time.
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I love the efforts you are putting into sustainability. Major kudos to you!
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I used to get a veggie box in uni too. That's how I encountered my very fist eggplant (aka aubergine).
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