Week 6
This will likely be a brief entry as I’ve failed to mention for several weeks that we’re on vacation this week! Adam and I are taking a much-needed vacation to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon and then to Crater Lake for some camping. Next week’s update promises to be interesting because we’ll have some insights to share about a trash-free vacation and trash-free camping.
Week five of Green Garbage Project was probably our easiest week so far. We had so much to do, with our impending move, vacation, and school starting up again for me that garbage was not on our minds – and we still managed to live without creating any trash. This just goes to show that, with a good, well-thought-out system in place, living trash-free is a simple process. It’s really just a two-fold matter of buying only products that are recyclable in the first place, and spending some time sorting materials at the end of the day.
I was able to sign up for a Master Recycler class in Marion County, Oregon which starts in a couple weeks and which I am extremely excited for. The class is 8 Thursday night three-hour sessions with three weekend field trips to local facilities. I expect to learn a lot while taking this course and will certainly be passing along the info to readers of this site.
We also found a source for recyclable paper tape for our big move. I think this is the only real moving barrier we need to overcome – the ability to tape up moving boxes. A product on the market exists that is called reinforced paper tape – it has to be wetted before use but is completely recyclable. As far as moving is concerned, we’re now only worried that we’ll find some plastic wrappers hidden beneath the futon cushions or behind furniture … hopefully not! That’s all for now – I promise a more thorough update next week when we return from vacation.
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Can you share the source for this paper tape? And where can you recycle it? Thanks and hope you’re having a great vacation!