Since I started this challenge, I’ve had a list of possible activities and habits that I’ve been adding to as I think of things and removing items as I adopt new habits and write about them. At the top of the list is the one habit that I knew I would have to do, but…
While looking into battery recycling for my 18th post, I realized that waste disposal was a huge topic on its own. I also realized that although I’ve been trying to decrease the amount of trash I put out at the curb, there are things in this house that will still need to be disposed of…
But so many children’s toys need them. Before having a baby, I could probably count on one hand the number of devices we had in the house that required batteries to operate. Most of those were remote controls. Now it seems, I’m constantly pulling out a screwdriver to switch out batteries on one noise-making-lights-flashing-probably-bouncing-or-vibrating device…
Activity 15 is to stop buying excessively packaged food. For the most part, I like to eat whole, healthy foods, but I’ve gotten a bit lazier with my food preparation lately and our garbage and recycling is now full of wrappers. I’m hoping that the kitchen garden will help with this in the coming months,…
My husband and I aren’t big fans of ‘stuff’, yet it still accumulates in our house over time. So, periodically, I like to purge all of our superfluous, useless ‘stuff’. These days, it seems like a lot of the clutter we have lying around is baby gear – adorable outfits that don’t fit during the…
I did a pseudo-garbage audit while I was putting out our recycling and garbage this evening. More than 9 million tonnes of residential garbage makes its way to Canadian landfills every year (based on 2010 Statistics Canada numbers) and I’m tired of adding to it. For my 11th new habit, I decided to take at least one…
For my ninth activity, I’m going to stop putting dirty tissues in the garbage. The City of Ottawa has a green bin program and it takes tissues. In order to make this easier, I’ve placed a green bin in the washroom upstairs and next to the garbage bin in the kitchen (our regular food waste green…
I’m issuing myself a 30 day challenge. They’re all the rage these days and, in this case, I think it will be extremely effective (and more enjoyable than the 30 day squat challenge I did last month). Over the next 30 days, I’m going to make my household more sustainable. My objective is to incrementally…
between nature and culture 