https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RfsHcRQqRE I love this video- excellent example of how items actually should be separated. It's very current- the specifics about where certain plastics go are on point. They blend maximum separability with simplicity in a way that really works!
I've never seen cans quite like these... pretty funny! Based on their disposal at the time, they seemed pretty effective. I love the food scraps can... it made me realize that labeling a compost receptacle in a public place as "food scraps" must be the best way. When you see the word "Organics" or "Compost", that means you have to know what that means in order to do as requested. Isn't compost poop? Organic food? I don't have time for this; I'm just throwing everything over here. We all know someone like this. With "food scraps", you simply know what that means. Further, with so many disposable plastic-lined paper products ruining compost everywhere, this might help keep them out of the stream. The trash can having a lid vs the…
I was sifting through a few months' worth of pictures on the camera, and I found this gem: Can you tell what it is? It's a sideview of an indoor compost pile in action. Pretty cool! I spent some time at Tyler School of Art's "Coffree Mondays" hosted by Robert Blackson a few months ago, and it was a great vibe. I was asked to hang out and talk about waste and environmental issues. I thought there would be people to speak to, but the majority just wanted to get their free coffee and get the heck out of there. I couldn't blame them, I'm not an early riser and I definitely wasn't during my hellish time in school. The coolest thing they had besides encouraging the reusable lifestyle with…