Tag: garbage

Do you throw away batteries in the trash?

9 September, 2015 (15:04) | Poll the People

  Do you just throw your old batteries out in the trash?  How about light bulbs?  There are a lot of things we’re not supposed to throw away because they’re bad for the environment if they end up in a landfill.  Do you care enough to take this on with the lack of direction and […]

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Poll garbage a week

15 June, 2013 (12:00) | Poll the People

How many garbage bags do you fill in any given week? Let’s keep it simple and say per person. With me, my wife, and daughter, we’ll get about 1 bag of garbage and 1 bag of recycling a week. I think that’s pretty good. I remember growing up, I used to take at least 10 […]

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Tell your mom to stop calling me trash

8 September, 2010 (12:00) | Ramblings

WTF is up with trash bag sizing?  Why can’t we have standards here?  My whole life, I’ve struggled with the trash bag being too small and falling into the can, and then all the grossness builds up as it falls between the bag and wall and to the bottom of the can.  Either that, or […]

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