Rubbish

So... Lets talk about sustainability.

It's a word that gets thrown around a lot. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. I'm sure most of you are rolling your eyes already! But we all know it's a fair point.  Does anyone really make changes in their own life to do anything about it?  We all know that we consume way too much, chuck out way to much, and generally don't think about what happens next.

One of the reasons I've been thinking about this is that a council near me is changing the way their bin system works.  They will be picking up the landfill, recycling, and green waste bins fortnightly, rather than weekly.  As you can imagine, there are a lot of people asking themselves how they are going to deal with this enforced change. Can they live with throwing away less rubbish or unwanted items? How can they, as a household, change their style of living to accommodate this situation.

Some people assume that public dumping will become a problem. Others think people will try to put rubbish in commercial dumpsters, such as the local supermarket.  I heard one person say that the bins are too small, and that if they are not emptied weekly, they will need bigger bins!

I think, as a society, we need to change the way we see rubbish.  Instead of automatically throwing something away, can we ask ourselves, "What could be another use for this item?"  Can we cheat the system in a way and buy things that come with less or no packaging? Then that packaging wont end up in our bins!

I don't have the big answers. I don't know what we can do with every single piece of plastic that gets thrown away. But I do know this ~ if each of us try to re-think our own choices, the problem would become smaller.

I thought it would be fun to share with you what I did today! I know it's only a simple thing, but I thought it was kind of inventive in a way...

I drank my coconut water, made pudding with the coconut meat, and turned the coconut into a pot plant!  I can use the mint that is growing in it for cooking, instead of buying mint packaged from the supermarket!

Fresh Coconut Water

Coconut Pudding
(Saved for my toddler)

Mint Planted in a Young Coconut

I know the young coconut will decay eventually, but isn't that the whole point?


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