You might credit the nice story about Rose Brown in the Hook, because it feels like I've been scrutinizing my habits more since reading it (I hope a lot of people have). Though I have to admit, I think I've just been getting worse about it--like throwing away too much, and not seeking to control the acquisition of things that I'll have to throw away. I can do much better than using my own bags at the grocery store, and recycling the things I buy. It will involve doing things that I've been too lazy to do (compost pile) and things that may not be typical ways to act in public (reusable silverware, anyone?). Soon I'll be traveling, and ownership and thrift and waste will have a new relationship, but the important thing is to be conscious of it wherever you are a guest (which is everywhere, until the future arrives).
So now, it's time to cut back, and I'm going to use this place to help me do my best. I'll post my trash totals (the things I throw away) every week. My first week will start tomorrow morning, Thursday, January 6th. Here are the rules:
- I will tally only items that I purchase or otherwise acquire on my own volition. I will report as needed on the refined definition of "own volition."
- I will not tally anything that I have acquired before the tallying starts, on January 6th.
- This tally will be scrutinized for both trends and outliers, and will be used constructively.
- I will try to report on changes I make or practices I adopt, and how well they work.
-JG
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