Comments on: Tightwad Tuesday: Composting and Recycling

By: sara l

sara l — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:38:45 +0000

You also save on trash bags. It’s a smaller savings, but we definitely go through less chees in a week.

I do something similar. Our recycling can be mixed so I keep a smaller trash can in the kitchen beside the regular trash. This has made it much easier to get others to recycle.

By: EJ

EJ — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:06:01 +0000

If you have a problem with pest in the compost, try using an old blender. I put my veg. scrapes, etc. in the blender and pour into a hole in the garden. No more pest problem.

I’m now trying to find a place to take all the styrofoam (not the peanut kind) I have. Any suggestions.

We’re in Las Vegas and they seem to recycle all but styrofoam

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By: Marci

Marci — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:11:38 +0000

So not knowing where you live, were the snakes just garden snakes (good as they eat mice etc) or poisonous snakes (bad in my book). Out here we welcome snakes because they are preferred to the rodents that they eat. Of course, I can say that as there are NO poisonous snakes in our wet cool coastal area – unless they come over in hay bales from Eastern Oregon in the cow feed.

By: Ki

Ki — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:11:44 +0000

Ok, so my family has found out the hard way. Living in the city they have composted for years in the garden. This year however, the dog has found several snakes in the compost. Mom has decided that it is time for the compost to go for a while. I guess one just has to be very carefull…

By: Marci

Marci — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:44:58 +0000

My compost container is a tin (tight lid) with bright cheery sunflowers on it that match my kitchen. It’s small enough to set behind the sink, but tall enough to hold a lot. You’d never know it had veggie scraps in it :)

Also remember no dairy/cheese in it either.

The top of my small upright freezer is my recycle center. Some colorfull milk crates are stacked. On it’s side, one holds newspapers, one egg cartons. magazines, and cardboard. (During non-woodstove season). A lined one collects cans. It was an area that tended to collect junk otherwise :)

I take what little garbage I have directly to the dump once every month or two. (2 miles away) Up to 300 #’s is $10. The cardboard, magazines, newspapers, cans, metal, plastics if any, are all recyclable and do not count for the weight limit.

By: Liana

Liana — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:01:17 +0000

Bri,
I pay $9.25 per month for a 35-gallon can picked
up twice a month.

By: Kelly from Almost Frugal

Kelly from Almost Frugal — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:37:36 +0000

Another option for the compost container in the house is to keep it in the fridge. I have a medium sized tupperware container that I stick in the fridge, and then just empty every few days into the compost pile.

By: Bri

Bri — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:28:05 +0000

I so wished I lived in an area where we were able to make changes to our trash service. In my area your trash service rates and frequency are determined by the are your property is located in. In my area we have twice-a-week service (though we probably only have it picked up once every other week) and they pick up as much as we put out. We pay $13.44/month for trash whether we use it or not :(

I’m interested though. What do you all pay for trash service with your different options?

By: Kim Cornman

Kim Cornman — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:37:04 +0000

PS: Any container w/ a tight fitting lid works great. My dad lines his w/ a plastic produce bag, which makes the trip to the compost bin clean and (almost!) odor free!