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Digging Through the Trash

Used tissues are probably the most hazardous thing you'll find in my trash can. But anything you throw in the trash either ends up incinerated or in a landfill, so careful what you toss - nobody wants another Love Canal.

Plus, certain household hazardous waste items can be reformulated into usable things. Used motor oil, for example, can be recycled into heating oil, and recycling just two gallons of used oil can generate enough electricity to power a house for almost a day. Promise to let you know as soon as I hear of a reprocessing scheme for used tissues.

-Toshio...off to thank global warming for toppling SF temperature records...

Posted by: hsnavely on 05/19/2008
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sophia elliott  on May 19, 2008 at 10:13 PM 1
So, not related to this tip at all, but I wanted to know what type of dog Cricket was. She is the cutest!!!
jordan  on May 20, 2008 at 12:31 PM 2
Hey! Thanks for the great info. I was browsing through a bunch of green websites and blogs and I came across yours and found it very interesting. There are a bunch of others I like too, like the daily green, ecorazzi and earthlab.com. I especially like EarthLab.com’s carbon calculator (http://www.earthlab.com/signupprofile/). I find it really easy to use (it doesn’t make me feel guilty after I take it). Are there any others you would recommend? Can you drop me a link to your favorites (let me know if they are the same as mine).
Sara Katz  on June 11, 2008 at 10:04 PM 3
Used tissues can be buried in the garden along with the kitchen trimmings to help enrich the soil, or put in the Green Bin with the garden trimmings, animal-based kitchen scraps, etc.

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