and although Aaron and I recycle milk jugs, paper, cardboard, glass and cans we still managed to put 8 bags of garbage at the alley for pickup. That seems a bit much and I'm always totally embarrassed that the neighbours will see me lugging all the trash out. Is it because of the dayhome kids? I figure at least 2 bags could probably be chalked up to diapers but really 6 bags of trash for a family of 4?! Maybe I need to buy jumbo garbage bags.
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We are only permitted 4 bags/week with 2 times a year up to 10 - post Christmas and spring clean up.
We also recycle, Free cycle, you name it and that helps a lot...most weeks we have 1 bag of kitchen type trash and 1 of assorted..cat box, household projects etc.
I find plastic bags are taking up a lot of room these days. Most only survive the initial grocery shopping trip, others have little holes in them so you can't really re-use them. I've gotten into taking my collaspable tote with me for veggies etc and lots of stuff I don't get bagged. Maybe we should all dig out those canvas totes that were popular 10 years ago and thing about going green!
Here in Toronto you are allowed only 8 bags every 2 weeks, with Recycling every 2 weeks but ever week we have a composting truck that comes by and picks up that. In there you are allowed to put in diapers.(Love It) I think all Citys big and Small should have that. So I use my plastic bags for that. Alli
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