tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post3592113892889221750..comments2023-10-17T08:59:57.852-04:00Comments on Body Soul and Spirit: Garbage DayRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-73558811890989591022007-05-10T07:45:00.000-04:002007-05-10T07:45:00.000-04:00Thanks for the great info, I'm always interested i...Thanks for the great info, I'm always interested in the history of the city.<BR/><BR/>Also, you mentioned that you bring your garden waste to a clean fill site. I'd like to do the same, can you tell me where you dump it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-19191067404163009442007-04-11T19:42:00.000-04:002007-04-11T19:42:00.000-04:00There must be many old landfill sites in North Am...There must be many old landfill sites in North America. I couldn't imagine building houses on them as the foundations may not be stable. Returning them to nature is likely best as long as toxins are not leaching into the environment.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-14692423425911301812007-04-11T19:28:00.000-04:002007-04-11T19:28:00.000-04:00-We have an old dump that is now a wildlife conser...-We have an old dump that is now a wildlife conservation area.-That sure makes for a nice transition.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17955054342034509500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-42210557717467681792007-04-11T07:22:00.000-04:002007-04-11T07:22:00.000-04:00Wow, that's scary... the core extracted shows just...Wow, that's scary... the core extracted shows just how little does degrade. I've never understood why we can't somehow come up with a way to safely incinerate trash and harness the energy in some efficient way instead of burying it.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-31336696998701586762007-04-10T22:04:00.000-04:002007-04-10T22:04:00.000-04:00Mon@rch- I am trying to buy less packaged things a...Mon@rch- I am trying to buy less packaged things as well. The amount of paper that comes into our household is astounding!<BR/><BR/>Jaspenelle- I am sure that garbage has to affect the quality of the water table in a negative way. It may take years to be noticeable. "Semi-natural" is a good description.<BR/><BR/>Cathy- The flame wasn't nearly as bad as the smell of methane that used to blanket Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-58846578715051412252007-04-10T15:18:00.000-04:002007-04-10T15:18:00.000-04:00"If I participate in the Bioblitz, officially or u..."If I participate in the Bioblitz, officially or unofficially, I will choose an area of this old landfill and examine how this man-made site is being naturalized."<BR/><BR/>Great idea! I hope you do enter officially. This would be useful data.<BR/><BR/>For some years, I have been watching those areas inside clover-leafs along the freeway. Some of the larger ones have become havens for ducks and Susannah Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11923063322849781223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-49164040495413468792007-04-10T15:12:00.000-04:002007-04-10T15:12:00.000-04:00Mt. Trashmore...hmmmm. Lovely name. For the past...Mt. Trashmore...hmmmm. Lovely name. For the past 10+ years, I have lived under recycling laws - very strict, I might add. Except for the three years we lived in DE and it was voluntary.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-20542051234543871442007-04-10T14:28:00.000-04:002007-04-10T14:28:00.000-04:00This is fairly encouraging. I can't imagine 'flame...This is fairly encouraging. I can't imagine 'flame' actually coming off this rather bucolic scene. Amazing!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548755592157386484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-33312612863416687792007-04-10T11:08:00.000-04:002007-04-10T11:08:00.000-04:00At our apartment complex they have paper, glass an...At our apartment complex they have paper, glass and aluminum trash cans right beside the dumpster. I am endlessly surprised by how empty they are and how much recyclable material is in the dumpster. It is literally a 10 second job to resort the trash. People are two lazy to care, this society on a whole is only about instant gratification rather then the future.<BR/><BR/>I wonder what big old Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-50700741359027914142007-04-10T08:28:00.000-04:002007-04-10T08:28:00.000-04:00Great to see you recycling and I found my biggest ...Great to see you recycling and I found my biggest amount of trash comes from my paper! Once I started recycling my paper (besides plastic/glass), I was able to really reduce my amount of trash!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com