In the carry on bag I packed our stainless steel water bottles, mason jar mugs, cutlery set and a mini wet bag with some cloth wipes, a big wet bag for soiled clothesdishes, tiffins (filled with snacks for the plane), toothbrushes and extra set of clothes for each of us.When trapped in a plastic bag and tightly compacted into a landfill, compostable waste slowly decomposes and releases methane.When released into the atmosphere, it traps 84 times more heat than CO2.
Not good. Under these conditions, aerobic bacteria consume the organic matter and excrete chemicals that plants need, like nitrogen and magnesium. This environment is also great home for other helpful creatures like worms, who will happily chop down on our food waste and help break it down into plant food. In the landfill, there is no oxygen, sunlight etc so the aerobic bacteria and insects cant live and the anaerobic bacteria take over. They do not process organic waste as efficiently and they emit chemicals that are toxic to plants. To keep things mess free, we fold up newspaper into a bin liner. Once our bucket is full, we wrap up the waste and put in in our brown bin, which is kept outside. For any meat scraps, we wrap in newspaper and keep in the freezer until collection day. This really helps with the ick factor of municipal composting hehe. I guess you can say I am a pretty big fan of composting There is a lot of composting info out there and it can seem pretty overwhelming, but I have found that it is pretty simple. I put together some guidelines for our community garden and it worked out really well. ![]() If things are going well, the compost bin should smell good, earthy, like a forest after a spring rain It truly does. But gifts wrapped under a tree That wasnt a thing in his house. My in-laws gifted us kid free day and a beautiful excursion to a nearby island. We gifted the kids little hand made items. We built christmas trees out of recycled materials and driftwood. A little bit about the delicious feast my mom would cook, but mostly about the presents. I tried to send out an early message to encourage my family to give the gift of their time instead of something wrapped, but most had already bought gifts. The gift between my sisters and I will be an experience gift, so I am excited about that As for me, the only thing I want for christmas is a nice family dinner and softly falling snow. But better late than never right So here is it Packing tips for when you are going on a 30hours of plane rides with 2 young childrenand trying to do it zero waste. The longest plane ride will be 16 hours, lord help me We leave Montreal, have couple days layover in Vancouver, then continue to Sydney. And we will attempt to continuing living as Zero wasters during this adventure down under. The plan was to bring just ONE checked bag and ONE carry on for the four of us.
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