Reduce, reuse, recycle. Do you?
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I was guilted into it while in Japan. Alamak, the Japanese recycle everything! They even have a tv show called Omoshiro Recycle, which is fascinating to watch. Ideas are submitted by viewers and the best ones shown on tv. Of all the ideas I've seen, the one that sticks in my mind is how one viewer reuses those plastic summer fans. He turned it into a) soap bubble blower and b) boiled egg "roller".
When I lived there, I had five trashcans. One each for plastics, glass, food scrap, newspapers and non-recyclable items. Took up a lot of precious space. Compared to Japan, recycling efforts here are laughable. I still try though. -
hmm...
if u buy milk in cartons, do you still recycle those??
cos when ur done with it, there will definitely still be some milk in there...
so just...rinse and throw it into the recycling area?? 
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no.
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no.
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Depends. Does it help promote global warming?
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my folks off load our old newspapers to the karang guni man whenever he comes along ...
but I only recycle my beer bottles and cans, which I take to the recyclers for for cash back ....
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In the suburb I am living in, we are supplied with 3 wheely bins - one for garden waste, domestic waste and recycling.
Domestic waste bin gets emptied every Tuesday while garden waste and recycle bin gets emptied alternate Tuesday.
For the recycle bin, we can put everything that is recyclable including papers, cardboard, plastic bottles with code 1, 2 and 3, cans (aluminium, foil, steel), milk cartons and glass bottles.
We do make full used of the recycle bin provided as I don't see the reasons not to. I can understand it will be more of a chore to do so in Singapore as you need to take them to special place or have to wait to be picked up by Karang Guni.
Apart from recycling, we also try to reduce the landfill waste by having a compose bin in our backyard. Basically, we just put in all the greeneries (like vegies) and fruits (including skins, seeds,etc) which have gone off in the compose bin and occasionally put some soil in it. The compose can then be used for growing things in the garden. Natural fertilisers.
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i stay hdb de... just a common rubbish chute to puang everything down lor... and i've nvr see or heard any garang guni in my estate leh.... then again i no buy newspaper de
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I put everything we wanna recycle in this huge yellow plastic bag thingy where someone will come collect them I think every month or something
Everything from newspapers, cartons, old clothes etc -
I always give my old clothes to the salvation army. At home the the only thing i rceycle is whenever i receive those thick company reports or flyers, i will fold it into little boxed bins to throw bones or whatever during makan time.
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I only recycle paper...
Once in a while I go Sim Lim to collect brochures, come back make paper boxes. A few pieces together to make a thick box, for throwing rubbish. Eliminate the use of plastic, though my family still loves plastic bags.
Tissue boxes too... for festive seasons. My area is too windy, so I just the tissue box to light candles up (acts as a cover) ... then burn joss sticks from there...
I also make envelopes from papers... so no need to buy envelopes. Very cheapskate hor?
Reuse plastics also...
I think I increase the use of other things more than reduce it. -
Hee I recycle and reuse lots simply cos its the cheapest to use recycled materials for art lessons and to make teaching resources!
I'd often ask friends for used cereal cartons, egg cartons, milk bottles, those BIG fruitjuice cartons which I would use for art or containers for 'sorting' items after they are clean
its quite fun
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which area do u live in?Originally posted by ShrodingersCat:Hee I recycle and reuse lots simply cos its the cheapest to use recycled materials for art lessons and to make teaching resources!
I'd often ask friends for used cereal cartons, egg cartons, milk bottles, those BIG fruitjuice cartons which I would use for art or containers for 'sorting' items after they are clean
its quite fun
we have a lot of those cartons.. cereal box, juice/yeos cartons... and milk bottles.. =X
n i wonder why i'm so broke... tsk -
Lots of things go into our recycling bags...but is there a moer economical way of cleaning the oil on food containers?
Every issue of ARMY NEWS or PIONEER becomes free tablemats.
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not economical, but more environmentally friendly, yes ...Originally posted by Kuali Baba:Lots of things go into our recycling bags...but is there a moer economical way of cleaning the oil on food containers?
Every issue of ARMY NEWS or PIONEER becomes free tablemats.
try using lime juice or lemon juice on your dishes ... a trick I learnt outdoors ...
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i recycle only newspaper and plastic beverage bottles (water bottles, milk containers)
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I recycle papers, and plastic.. I drink a lot of 1.5 softdrink