TheaverageAmericanproduces 4.3 poundsoftrash a day. That's almost 1600 pounds a year, butifwetooksomesimplesteps, wecouldgooffthetrashgridandminimizethousandsofpoundsofwasteintojust a singlejar.
I feellikeit's reallyimportanttoliveyourvalues, andmyvaluesarehaving a reallylowenvironmentalimpact. I havetolivelike I wantthat, andsothat's why I decidedtochangemylifestyle.
I thinkitwasjustlikeseeingthat I didn't havetodothatmuchtoproduceverylittlewaste, andbycompostingandbuyinginbulk, I essentiallyeliminated 80% ofmywaste.
Buyingpackagefreemeansneedingtohavecontainerstobuythingsthatyoucan't holdwithyourhands, forinstance, like I buybulkoliveoil, so I bring a Masonjartofillitup; I'llpickupsomebeerfrom a localshopthatsellsitingrowlersthatareactuallyreusable, sothat's like a totallywastefreewaytodrink.
TheaverageAmericanproduces 4.3 poundsoftrash a day. That's almost 1600 pounds a year, butifwetooksomesimplesteps, wecouldgooffthetrashgridandminimizethousandsofpoundsofwasteintojust a singlejar.