Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Trash Generation/Dumpsters in Cohousing

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

on 8/31/2002 9:38 PM, S Brian Burke at sbrianburke [at] hotmail.com wrote:

> Can any of you get out your calculators and tape measures? Here's my
> suggestion. I've found out our bin is 2 cubic yards and that it is 75%- 100%
> full every time, so every month we generate 4 cubic yards. For 39 people,
> I've included all kids and the 3 guests, who are looking like permanent
> members these days.
> 
> So that means, at Quayside, we produce 0.10 cubic yards,per person,per month
> or multiply that by 27, and we get 2.7 cu feet per person or about 3 plastic
> supermarket bags a month, averaged out, if I've done my math right.  How are
> we doing, guys?

This is a wonderful idea for a cohousing competition. Probably the only kind
cohousing people would accept.

Cradle to Cradle is the book to read to really get this concept down.
Wonderful book, printed on a new kind of "paper" that is completely reusable
with no waste. It is also waterproof.

I recently got rid of my car to save time and energy, get more exercise, and
live a simpler life. But I also order most everything on the internet so the
cardboard boxes are driving me nuts. (Trips to the recycling bin, and
breaking them all down is pretty boring.) I just can't think of anything to
reuse them for.

The wonderful thing about Cradle to Cradle is that the authors focus not on
doing without but creating products that are endlessly reusable rather than
"downcycled" as in cradle to grave.

My current lust is for dishes that compost. My last desire in the world is
to do the dishes _again_.

Favorite line from Phyllis Diller, the problem with doing the dishes is a
month later you have to do them again.

Sharon.

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