Keeping Up With The Trash

My trash cans

Waste management trucks pass through my neighborhood twice a week Tuesdays and Fridays. We have two different trash cans on the side of my house. One is for our actual trash and the other one is for our recycling items.

Day 1 of keeping up with my trash.

I never really realized how much trash my family and I produce. We throw away two to three full trash bags a week. I never really paid much attention to what we throw away until now. Much of it consisted of consist of leftover food such as, packaging from the food products that we either forget to recycle or can't be recycled. In the latest picture of my trash, you can see an old pair of jeans that were thrown away by my sister.

Whats in my trash can?

I tend to try to recycle as much as I can. We reuse the grocery bags we get from the store as trash bags for the rooms around the house. We recycle most of the water bottle, cans, glass bottles, and old papers from school.

During the weekend my trash filled up even quicker than usual since we had a party. The trash can was fulled up with styrofoam plates and cups which are not recyclable. Not to forget lots of leftover food and napkins.

After party trash

 Landfilled trash is a huge problem in today's society according to Annenberg Learner website there is approximately 23 tons of garbage in today's landfilled. As observed what my family and I disposed of I realized that the amount of our trash could easily decrease if we put actions such as composting, more actions in recycling, and reducing the items we buy that can not be recycled like styrofoam and napkins. Maybe instead of using napkins start using rags which are reusable. Instead of throwing old clothing away finding new ways to reuse old clothing. I will definitely start making some changes and even though it's a small change it will definitely be having an impact.