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Pro tip: check the recycling bin before you brag about your zero waste week
I kept a tally of everything my house threw out for 7 days straight, thinking I was doing great. Then my kid pointed out that I had tossed 14 plastic bags from the grocery store into the trash because I forgot my reusable ones at home in Columbus. To top it off, my compost bucket sat on the porch so long that the raccoons threw a party and left me a mess to clean up. How do you all keep track of your habits without driving yourself nuts?
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patricia_hayes15h ago
Kept a mental list for about three days before it fell apart, so I switched to just checking the bins the night before trash pickup instead of tracking every single thing as it happened. It is way less work and you still catch the dumb stuff, like the yogurt cups I keep putting in the wrong bin because I never read the lid. The trick is making the check part of a thing you already do, not adding a whole new chore on top. Your kid sounds like the real auditor in the house, honestly.
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