Refuse Presentation

Charles M. Dungan Jr.BIO104: Human Ecology-G704-FA14

12 December 2014

Five Day Log of Refuse12 Aluminum soda cans

Cardboard donut boxAluminum cooking pan

2 cake mix boxes and plastic mix bags

Lego City boxRipped paper bag from

groceriesGlass wine vinegar bottle7 empty vegetable cans5 days worth of coffee

groundsSeveral cardboard boxes –

large3 toilet paper tubes

3 pizza boxes8 banana peals

Left over white rice

Skins from approx. 8 potatoes

Plastic ring from soda cans x2

Empty zip lock bag boxUsed zip lock bags x3

3 news papers - compostChicken skin & trimsShells from 12 eggs

1 bale of hay3 bags of pine needles and

leaves2 lunch meat containers

Plastic bread bagHershey’s co

coca containerPlastic cereal bag

Two empty stick butter boxes

Fresh tomato stems / coreLettice heart and wilted

edges3 cans chili beans2 lg tomato cans

Left over coked eggsLeft over pasta2 1b pasta box1 jar of sauce

Ground beef pkg1 plastic dressing btlPlastic milk jugs x21 Empty pickle jar

1 broken plastic binVegetable oil bottle

What happened to the refuse we logged? All food scrapes except for meats – composted or fed to the chickens. All plastics, glass, cans, cardboard, and paper – recycled or reused, yard waste – composted or used as mulch for our garden beds in the back yard.

We try to save and use/repurpose building material.Recently built a chicken coop, run, 3 additional planting beds, and a outdoor cat house from left

over or repurposed materials out of our own yard.

Save leftovers and repurpose the good old stuff.

Compost

We compost leaves, grass clippings, dead plants unless diseased, bush/plant

trimmings, and all kitchen scraps except meats. Meats will draw rodents to your

compost pile.

Rain Barrel

We have built several barrels like this to collect rain water for our garden and flowers. This has greatly lowered our

water bills in the spring, summer, and fall months. The barrels have also helped to eliminate areas of pooling water in our

yard during rain stormsOur city has a rain water collection

program with classes on how to build, set up, and benefit from rain water collection.

Sustainable living is cumulative; it is accomplished a little each day until

balance is found.