Building a Sustainable Indianapolis Metro Region
Recycle-aholic
I have turned in to a hyper-obsessive recycler.
Actually, one might more accurately call me a compulsive trash saver.
Yes, I throw out some food wrappers which aren't recyclable. But just about everything else I use ends up in one bag or box or container somewhere downstairs. I've got a cabinet full of pizza boxes, cardboard boxes and packaging. My garage is spilling over with glass, aluminum and #1 and #2 plastics.
I'm now looking for a compost bin that I can put in the garage, too. (My condo HOA won't permit an outdoor compost bin.) I've read about redworm containers that take care of all the foodstuff that makes up most of the trash that actually makes it into the giant trash bin.
Anyone got ideas for composting and/or recycling in a small condo?
Actually, one might more accurately call me a compulsive trash saver.
Yes, I throw out some food wrappers which aren't recyclable. But just about everything else I use ends up in one bag or box or container somewhere downstairs. I've got a cabinet full of pizza boxes, cardboard boxes and packaging. My garage is spilling over with glass, aluminum and #1 and #2 plastics.
I'm now looking for a compost bin that I can put in the garage, too. (My condo HOA won't permit an outdoor compost bin.) I've read about redworm containers that take care of all the foodstuff that makes up most of the trash that actually makes it into the giant trash bin.
Anyone got ideas for composting and/or recycling in a small condo?
Comment
-
Comment by Karen Rutledge on February 15, 2008 at 12:45pm -
If you need more info....
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/homecomposting/basics.html
I went up to the Chicago Center for Green Technology in November and got a pamphlet on composting. It was excellent info and I still refer back to it. The same type of info is in the website listed above.
Good luck!
-
Comment by Joe Shoemaker on February 12, 2008 at 2:19pm
-
Ask...and ye shall receive.
You guys ROCK!
-
Comment by Fern Bachner on February 12, 2008 at 2:13pm -
I love my worms!!
I have been keeping worms for compost for about a year and a half. I first tried them because I was living in a one bedroom apartment on the second floor with no hope of having a compost pile. They have turned into an easy and rewarding project!
My parents actually made me a bin for my worms. It is just a 4'x2'x1' wooden box and works great. I'll post some pictures of the setup on my page. One neat idea that I have seen is to take a big Rubbermaid container and drill holes in the bottom and sides for drainage. I use straw, cardboard, and newspaper (black and white only, the colored paper has poisonous dyes in it!) as the bedding for the worms and then ad all of my vegetable peels and other compostable materials. I worry about keeping worms in your garage due to the temperature fluctuations. I keep mine in the house and the only issue I have had is in the summer with fruit flies.
My houseplants love the worm castings (poop) it is an amazing fertilizer! When you get your box ready let me know and I'll get you some worms!
-
Comment by Robin Soendlin on February 12, 2008 at 10:23am -
Funny thing - it turns out the friend I was referring to, Renee, is actually in this group if you want to ask her about composting yourself. But here is the information she shared:
My vermicomposter and worms came from Worm's Way (near Bloomington) - http://www.wormsway.com/detail.asp?sku=WORMK. They're doing really well, making lots of great "soil" for my spring planting! They're very low maintenance.
Good luck!
-
Comment by Robin Soendlin on February 11, 2008 at 9:59pm
-
A woman I met in a Low Carbon Workshop I took last fall talked about getting stackable compost bins with worms from the Bloomington area. She stored them in her Laundry Room in her apartment. Somewhere in my class notes, I wrote the website for the company she brought them from, so I'll look for it and email you what I find out!
I'm trying to find a good shower head that reducing water and also allows the water flow to be turned on and off during a shower - any suggestions?
About
EcoSpace.cc
Water, Water Everywhere and Ne'er a Drop to Drink
On Saturday a friend and I drove through coastal California, from Santa Barbara to San Francisco. Before we left, she began to fret about water. She w...Nature: Buy Now While Stocks Last
Whale watching tours in Baja are huge business. So are eco-lodges in the Amazon, run by indigenous tribes who now need English lessons so they can imp...Snake Oil: Cheaper than Kaiser
A friend of mine recently came down with a hideous, unexplained rash on his arm. It kept him awake at night, itching and burning. I met him in the loc...Institutional Education: Why We Want Out
The current education system has been under massive critique for centuries. Statistics show that more and more people are dropping out and cho...Toxic Veganism: Boycott Soy
I used to work with an evangelical vegan. He was radically concerned about farm animals. But he couldn’t see past the end of a chicken run in terms...Why Food Waste?
This area of food waste has drilled into me for months, perhaps years. The concept—truly something that can only happen in a "developed" country�..."Organic food no better"
There's a controversy in Britain at the moment about a new report that claims to prove that organic food is no better for you than chemically agro-gro...A Better Way of Making a Living
Making a living in our modern culture usually requires that you participate in the destruction of the world. We can’t go back to Homo hunter-gathere...Civil Rights Goes Green
If you haven’t heard Van Jones speak, then do yourself a favour. Find an event where he’s keynoting, and go. Van is as American as Obama (and w...What To Do With Bottles
Tired of filling the recycling bin with empty, perfectly good bottles, I went researching things to do with them instead: If you have a polyester...Badge
© 2009 Created by Joe Shoemaker on Ning. Create a Ning Network!
You need to be a member of IndyGreen to add comments!
Join this Ning Network