Picture that you're in the grocery store and the grocery bagger put one thing in each bag
, causing you to carry 10 bags instead of 5.
You'd be investing more time and energy. This is much like the waste and recycling industry. We can save ourselves time and money by doing simple things to cut down transportation costs and reduce fossil fuel.
Flattening boxes increases efficiency in a bin. You can do this with any paperboard or cardboard. You can crush cans as well. Foil products can be flattened by hand.
If you crush your garbage bags, you won't have to take it to the curb as often. Less trips to the dump means less curbside idling which burns fossil fuel. Garbage collection fees are maintained easier when costs are reduced per bag. Also, the household will not have to buy so many garbage bags.
Garbage disposals in the kitchen put unnecessary pressure on overtaxed sewage plants. You might try composting instead. This can reduce household trash by 30%. Picture that you're in the grocery store and the grocery bagger put one thing in each bag, causing you to carry 10 bags instead of 5.
You would be investing unnecessary time and effort. Transfer that thought to the waste and recycling industry. Instead of filling a trash bag with empty space, we can all do simple acts to keep transportation costs down and reducing fossil fuel.
Flattening boxes increases efficiency in a bin. You can do this with any paperboard or cardboard. Crushing cans is easier after removing the top or bottom lid. You can flatten foil products by hand.
Use different plastic bags to separate meat, bones, and pet waste.
You won't have to put the garbage at the curb as often if you control the odors. The waste will be much less than what it was before. The waste pickup service would decrease by 50%. You understand. You can make a difference beginning at home. From right where you are.