Trash Diary 1/8/11

Out and about on a Saturday = a little bit more packaging.

Trash:
Napkins and tissues (surprise surprise)
Paper towels (including a few from a public restroom)
Plastic bag and some food wrappers
Styrofoam take-out box (first styrofoam of the year)
Paper cup and plastic lid (yep, didn’t bring the reusable mug out)
Yogurt container
3 k-cups from the Keurig

Recycled:
A couple of paper bags
Junk mail (yes, I take myself off as many lists as possible and get e-bills, yet it still keeps a-coming, grr…)
Foil top from yogurt container
Aluminum foil

Saved:
Nothing 😦

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About Amy Marpman

Director of Recycling Services at Great Forest, Inc. in NYC. Continually finding the balance of idealism with the practical realities that make or break recycling programs.
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