[Vision2020] trash talking

rhayes at frontier.com rhayes at frontier.com
Tue Jan 15 10:39:41 PST 2013


I am glad that city council is hearing from Moscow residents about trash pick up. The plan to offer 35,65,95 gal carts rewards the most wasteful of us. 
Our small family produces almost no trash, yet we still pay $10.15 a month for trash service. Ok, that charge is for the common good, just like libraries, police and fire services. We don't want to see trash thrown in alleys or out along country roads, so we pay the service even though we really don't use it much.
Here are some tips to reduce waste.
*Of course, recycle. It is not difficult or time consuming. 
*Compost food and yard wastes. It makes good soil and good sense. 
*Buy bulk as much as possible. You can even buy bulk milk at the Co-Op thereby eliminating the non-recyclable sanitary containers which are no longer accepted. Winco has a huge bulk section. So does Rosauers.
*Cook your own food. Buying ready made meals generates huge amounts of often non-recyclable packaging.
*Take bags to the store rather than having them give you bags each time you buy something. I use a backpack or two and I find carrying my purchases in them much more convenient than having those plastic bags dangling from my arms.
*Think before you buy things. Do we really need this?
Who among us thinks about what happens to the trash we generate? Like magic it's gone. But it's not magic, and costs the environment and the community not only dollars, but also all the fuel necessary to haul it far from our sight and consciousnesses. 
So, support the Tag-it-all system we currently use. It is a system that charges people who use it. Isn't that how it is supposed to work?
Roger Hayes
Moscow
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