cultural exchange

... bit.   Before living here, I imagined that the trash pickup would be minimal.  I certainly don't understand who picks up the garbage or when but I do know that everything possible is recycled.  Compostable garbage is separated and all food scraps are dumped into orange bins found all over the city.  I can only assume the refuse is taken out to the rice paddies that surround I-cheon although I'm ...

Friends and fires

...much drying. Much of the rest, ash, hawthorn and a lot unidentified, will need months to dry. We are using our compostable rubbish bin to the maximum now. We had rather ignored it as anything compostable goes in our our own bins but hot municipal compostors can handle things like privet leaves and small brushwood. I am ...

My Response to Fera-Festiva's Journal: Part 2

... at HMV: Read this some days ago already, and this was pretty funny. :-) You’ve got nerve; I don’t. Guess we’re not the same person, then.   September 8 th , 2006: About compostable packaging: I think that even though you don’t actually put the packaging in a garden, it’s still better for the environment because it’ll biodegrade faster in the dumps. Might be wrong; I just ...

BYO is the way to go

...thali; the corn husk wrapped around your tamale. The bad news: As with the edible container, an extra plate or bowl may be given out for serving or transporting. The good news: They’re entirely compostable and nonpolluting, and they can be used both to cook and to transport food. 10. Bring Your Own … (Rating: 5) Canvas bags at grocery stores, Mason jars at some microbreweries and tea salons,...

done drinking? throw your cup in the compost pile

...' (for lack of a better word..) in my city, that makes raw food and juices, uses these "plastic" cups that are compostable and actually made of corn! I think it's brilliant. Compostable cold cups One less plastic for the landfill. (and the restaurant has a place to put your used cups so they can ...

...1. Styrofoam cups Styrofoam is forever. It's not biodegradable. Alternative: Buy recyclable and compostable paper cups. Best option: Invest in some reusable mugs that you can take with you...spoons Disposable plastic utensils are not biodegradeable and not recyclable in most areas. Alternative: Use compostable food service items. Companies such as Biocorp make cutlery from plant materials such as ...

Sample Resume. Man Gets 130 Years For Killing Two Women

...bear population could cause some problems for residents, according to Division of Natural Resources district wildlife biologist Larry Barry. Bitsie Clark, D-7, asked the sponsors to bring in a sample of a compostable bag for future consideration. Bixby said the. this in someone's face right now is going to make a change, she said. The ordinance needs some work. Discussions may resume. season than ...

Tellerman Legacy: Notes & Outtakes from "Curse of the..."

...... food for thought, in case I desperately need a female spouse in future (which might happen). Ratna, I might add, was incredibly cool. He autonomously tried to put out the fire! He'd round up compostable material all on his own! And he loved cleaning so much that he had the bubble effect. Ratna was the coolest dormie to marry in, ever. George did once tuck Kessa in, right before she got ...