The Changes

Haven't you always wanted to go to the landflll for the day?

it is international compost awareness week and the City of Vancouver launched curbside compost pick up just in time!

We want to compost-- but we don't have anywhere to keep a compost bucket, or anywhere to dump the contents of the bucket. We tried Bokashi, which is a fabulous system, except we don't have anywhere to bury the compost (Bokashi requires burying for a period of time). Our neighbourhood also has its share of rats.

Paper and drink container recycling in the office is commonplace now. But what about plastic and food recycling?

Regarding food composting, I read this article about compost bins for the office, but where exactly do I get them?

My focus on composting and sustainability has led me to some interesting places on the ‘net. Lately, I’ve been looking for extra compost bins on Vancouver Craigslist.

Here's a photo of Mladin (rhymes with Alladin) at Kerrisdale dropping off a 3lb. bag of dead batteries to compost. The batteries are being picked up with an electric pickup (bad pun, huh?)

This is the electric pickup that runs on Revived Batteries, being put to good use.

Your support of the Solar Power Roadshow makes this possible.

While I haven't been doing exceptionally well on keeping my waste down as much as I hoped, it has been on my mind lately. Sometimes I feel so inadequate compared to EnviroWoman's journey against plastic :( :)

Some recent events to report ...

My Braun hand mixture just died ... it's tough making my banana, frozen berry and protein shake without it, but it still tastes the same lumpy. So, the next step is to contact Braun to see if they have a method of recycling it. I don't have much hope, but at least my question will let them know that disposal of their products (and short lifetime) is an issue for people.