This tip is a small one, and comes from several bits of anecdotal evidence. Apparently, putting your compost in brown paper bags will keep the smell away. The logic seems alright, letting the compost breathe a bit will slow the rotting process. I’m going to start doing this now to see if it actually works.
Category Archives: Green
Guide to surviving a garbage strike: Part three
June 29, 2009 – 8:09 pm
Can you believe it’s been a week? Listening to some people, you’d think this strike had been going for 6 months already. I spend most of my free time outside, moving around the city, and I haven’t really noticed much difference yet, besides some extra trash around the base of the street garbage bins. Back [...]
Guide to surviving a garbage strike: Part two
June 24, 2009 – 9:19 pm
Part two in what could be a very long fight to keep our yards pristine in the summer heat, during a garbage strike. I mentioned last time I have some street cred. You need proof? I’m not worried about this strike dragging on. Our two person home puts out one kitchen trash bag every two [...]
Guide to surviving a garbage strike: In the beginning
June 24, 2009 – 9:17 pm
Toronto has been in strike mode for 3 days now. No city services, first and foremost in people’s minds, garbage collection. This obviously include recycling and compost, but garbage is a nice catch all. Many people are a little distracted by the looming Liquor board strike, so they can be forgiven for not planning ahead [...]
The catch 22 with investing personally and financially in greening the world
April 27, 2009 – 10:57 am
Here is rep Marsha Blackburn (R – Tenn) trying to make it seem like there is something wrong with business, and giving money to charity. This is one of the most frustrating arguments against environmental activists right now, that they are in it for personal gain, and that their footprint is larger than an everyday [...]
