Today is day 19 of wearing every
single piece of trash I create.
And I'm up to 58 pounds
of trash.
What that means is I'm creating
about 3 pounds of trash per day.
And this might seem like a lot.
But in reality, I'm creating
about 33% less trash
than the average American
that creates 4.5 pounds per day.
So this might seem overwhelming
to anybody that's interested
in creating less trash
that doesn't want to be a
"Trash Man" like me
which is what everybody has been
calling me or a "Trash Monster".
But the good news is there's
a lot that you can do.
and it starts with small things.
So the first and one of
the most simple
is to ditch plastic
and paper bags at the
grocery store or wherever
you're shopping.
Instead you can get
a reusable bag.
This is one of my favorites.
I've had this for 4 years.
It's called a "Chico Bag" and
it fits into this tiny pocket.
So it's easy to bring
anywhere you go.
Instead of paper towels, napkins
and tissues, whether you're
at home or at restaurants.
Instead, you can just
use reusable cloths.
They don't have to be anything
fancy at all.
These have existed for
hundreds of years and they
can save you a ton of money.
It's really convenient and easy
to get disposable cups when
you're getting your coffee or tea
or something like that.
It's really easy to just bring
your own cup or mug.
Or even a mason jar, wherever
you're going to get a drink.
And doing that, means no more
cups to the landfill.
Whether its styrofoam, plastic
or paper dishes,
plastic forks and spoons,
or to-go containers.
You can get rid of all of that,
simply by carrying your own
dishes and your own utensils.
You can use this for
sitting down to eat or for
using it for food on the go.
And lastly, you can
ditch the bottled water.
This will keep thousands
of plastic bottles from
ever needing to be made.
And save you a ton of money.
Instead, just bring your
own reusable bottle, wherever
you go and fill it up at home
or when you're out.
So those are 5 things that
we can all start today.
The good news is that none of
them mean that you have to
go out and buy anything.
You can just use materials
that you find.
They all will save you
a ton of money and
they'll decrease the amount
of trash that you're creating.
Start with just 1 of them,
if it seems overwhelming
and once you have success
with that, you can continue
on to the rest.
Trash Me