365 Days of Trash
Try Living with Your Trash
Posted on December 29, 2008 by Chelsea Wieber
Most of us haul our trash out to the curb or to a dumpster once a week or so. Not Dave Chameides. In an experiment to see how much he can reduce his personal waste, he's keeping all his trash in his basement for a year.
The average U.S. resident discards 1,600 pounds of trash a year. But by choosing to reuse containers, pass along food scraps to the family dog and keep composting worms, Chameides has about 60 pounds of trash in his basement. (Which is probably less trash than most people who aren't even trying to use their basement as a dumpster.)
Chameides is chronicling his experience on his blog, 365 Days of Trash, which also features links and tips on what you can do to reduce your waste.
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