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February 2019 Waste Audit
February is over so I gathered up my trash and took a look at what I made this month. It's quite the mixed bag! It totaled 5.5 ounces of...
Mar 17, 20192 min read
January 2019 Waste Audit
It feels like I have been doing these waste audits for years now, and in fact, this will be my fifth year of auditing my trash every...
Feb 21, 20192 min read
Trash Jar November 2018
In November I made a total of 6.8 ounces of household waste. What isn't represented here in the waste I made while visiting my parents...
Dec 14, 20181 min read
Waste Audit October 2018
This last month I ended up sorting through my old filing folders and recycled the documents I no longer need. In them I also found quite...
Nov 5, 20181 min read
Trash Jar June 2018
I have finally gotten around to weighing my trash from June. I didn't originally weigh it because I left for Ecuador right at the end of...
Oct 25, 20181 min read
Trash Jar September 2018
Every month I gather up all the waste I made that will go to the landfill (excluding recycling and composting). It's all of my...
Oct 18, 20181 min read
Trash Jar May 2018
Another month down which means it's time to weigh the trash jar once more! This month came to a total of 0.9 ounces of trash. It...
Jun 4, 20181 min read
Why You Need to Conduct a Waste Audit
A waste audit is, in simple terms, just a way to document the quantity of waste someone produces. Waste audits often appear on college...
May 20, 20183 min read
April 2018 Trash Jar
Let's take a peek once again at what I trash I accidentally (and sometimes purposefully) made over the last month. The reason I mention...
May 5, 20182 min read
March 2018 Trash Jar
Okay folks. Man do the months fly by! And with it, it's time to complete another waste audit. This last month added to my total waste for...
Apr 15, 20181 min read
February 2018 Trash Jar
February has come and gone which means it’s time for me to take another look inside my trash jar. This last month has been a little...
Mar 18, 20182 min read
Trash Jar January 2018
January marked the beginning of my fourth year hoarding my waste in jars each month. Every month I analyze the contents and add them all...
Feb 2, 20181 min read
One Year of Waste
In 2017, I decided to collect all of my household waste for an entire year in a jar. As I have written about consistently on this blog,...
Jan 20, 20183 min read
Trash Audit December 2017
It's the last month of the year which means it's the last trash jar of the year! This month was quite colorful if you take a look at the...
Jan 7, 20181 min read
Trash Audit November 2017
Let's take another look inside my trash jar this month. In November, I produced 2.0 ounces of trash. Mostly the weight came from the...
Dec 28, 20171 min read
Trash Audit October 2017
Before I jump into the break down of my trash jar this month, I just have to say that not a single piece of Halloween candy is in there....
Nov 30, 20171 min read
Trash Audit September 2017
I'm a little behind in writing this, but don't worry! I still have accurate details of my trash production from back in September. It was...
Nov 4, 20171 min read
Trash Audit August 2017
Whenever I start something new, be it a diet, job, class, or other change, I always give myself a little room to figure out how my zero...
Sep 11, 20172 min read
Trash Audit July 2017
Plastic Free July is up and it's time to do my monthly waste audit. This time however, I also collected the plastic recycling in addition...
Aug 9, 20172 min read
June 2017 Trash Audit
June rounded out six months for this year so I took stock on how my trash jar has developed. Adding the 2.8 ounces from June, it brings...
Jul 7, 20171 min read