Duane's little web log

Maybe not, I do live in the Bay Area after all. Perhaps a bit of a conservationist?

It strikes me that I am too wasteful. One could certainly argue that I am too wasteful with my money, but I'm talking more about the waste I have to put out on the curb on a regular basis.

Like any good american, I am obsessed with stuff. Not so much because I'm competing with the jones's to have the biggest and best, but more because I am intrigued with gadgets, and stuff that will make life more organized or easier or safer to live. The result of this is that a bunch of the stuff that goes out to the curb is packaging. Mostly it's plastic and cardboard. Of course it gets recycled. Plastics go in the recycling bin that are probably not on the list of things they want to receive, but I figure if it's got a triangular symbol on it with a low number, then they outta take it, even if it's not in the shape of a bottle. :^)

ANYWAY, one of the things I'd like to do this year is reduce my consumption, and as a result reduce the amount of stuff I have to put in the bins. Along this line of thought, I would like to reduce the massive piles of paper that come through the slot by the front door. I am seriously considering electronic billing for all of my accounts that will support it, and signing up with GreenDimes to reduce the unwanted junkmail that arrives at my house. If you haven't already signed up or thought about it, this would be a great way to reduce your carbon footprint on the world.

Cheers,
Duane