Tag Archives: The Rubbish Diet

The Rubbish Diet Challenge Wrap-up

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Amy Marpman

The eight week bin slimming challenge has come to an end and I’m proud to say we have successfully reduced our waste!  We went from one to two bags every week (which I thought was pretty good) down to one … Continue reading →

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Zero Waste – workweek update

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Amy Marpman

Phew!  The work week is done and I think I did fairly well so far for zero waste week on The Rubbish Diet Challenge.  Now on to the weekend. Monday and Tuesday were pretty tame.  We threw away a little … Continue reading →

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Zero Waste Week – oops moments

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Amy Marpman

Ok – zero waste today was a little harder. First of all I got on the train WITHOUT my coffee.  Usually I walk, but today Steve dropped me off and I left my coffee in the car.  Luckily, Au Bon … Continue reading →

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Zero Waste Week Continues

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Amy Marpman

Zero Waste week for The Rubbish Diet Challenge continues. Here’s how we’ve got on so far this week. Monday:   I discarded a bit a of dental floss, a q-tip and a small piece of greasy wax paper.  My husband, Steve, discarded … Continue reading →

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The Rubbish Diet – Week 8 ZERO WASTE

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Amy Marpman

Here we are! Week 8 of The Rubbish Diet. This week’s challenge is  ZERO WASTE!  A challenge so big it deserves all caps. I’m very pleased with my rubbish diet success over the past 8 weeks. We went from a … Continue reading →

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Thursday – trash pick-up day

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Amy Marpman

We didn’t put out any trash for pick-up last week or on Monday.  We did, however, put out some trash this morning.  It’s hard to tell from the pic but that is a full bag of kitchen trash (two weeks … Continue reading →

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Week 5 – The Rubbish Diet

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Amy Marpman

We are already starting week 5 of The Rubbish Diet and I have some success to report:  we did not put any trash out for pick-up during week 4! That doesn’t mean we didn’t generate any waste, but it was … Continue reading →

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Cleaning Up and Cleaning Out Stuff

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Amy Marpman

The Rubbish Diet Challenge this past week is cleaning up around the house.  I got to thinking about what we already do and what more we can do in our quest to maintain cleanliness.  Then I started thinking about all the chores I’m … Continue reading →

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My backyard compost options

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Amy Marpman

NYC has a great resource in the Lower Eastside Ecology Center.  They have lots and lots of information, they coordinate with community gardens for resident food waste drop-off and they even sell worms for vermiculture.   We also have botanical … Continue reading →

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The Rubbish Diet – Week 4

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Amy Marpman

Whew! Busy week last week which not only meant I neglected my blogging duties, but also meant I wasn’t home at all to generate any trash! I’m proud to say that last week we generated only two bags of trash, … Continue reading →

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