Please ignore my cat in the picture she is super photogenic and insists on any picture taken to include her .....)
Tally of Garbage
Total Plastic: 27 pieces of assorted plastic
4 Beverage containers
13 Food wrappers
6 Non-Food wrappings/ Packaging
4 Other (ribbons, gloves, plastic bags...etc.)
Total Paper: 36 pieces of assorted paper
20 school related papers
1 store receipt
1 mail piece
2 napkins
12 other (Instructions, maps, pamphlets)
Total Paperboard/ Cardboard: 4
Grand Totals
Total throughputs( solid waste items) for 1 week inventory period: 67 items
Total throughputs( solid waste items) for 1 year: 3,484 items
Questions
1. If my parent was t compete this same solid waste project I believe their inventories would differ, in that my moms use would we a lot more and the materials would be a lot more varied. In our household my mother splits the chores with me and my brothers, but she still does an astounding amount more than us, so simply cleaning would collect a lot of materials. Along with her job, my mother is a nurse so in the medical field a lot of materials are specifically made for only one time use. My guess she would have a lot more plastic. According to my mother another reason in the difference in our use of materials would be the fact and I quote her " You ( She is referring to me) are a liberal tree hugging hippy" so in other words I am more conscious of my uses compared to her.
2. In my opinion I did alter a few of my choices this week considering in my household my hours/ schedule is not the same as my family, for example I usually eat later than most my family or am awake/ asleep for different times due to both my school schedule, clubs, social events, and just homework. So as a result I often times get left with the last bit of juice or the last bit of butter in containers so this week on a few occasions I opted out of a few food choices so as not to have to carry around large containers.
Tally of Garbage
Total Plastic: 27 pieces of assorted plastic
4 Beverage containers
13 Food wrappers
6 Non-Food wrappings/ Packaging
4 Other (ribbons, gloves, plastic bags...etc.)
Total Paper: 36 pieces of assorted paper
20 school related papers
1 store receipt
1 mail piece
2 napkins
12 other (Instructions, maps, pamphlets)
Total Paperboard/ Cardboard: 4
Grand Totals
Total throughputs( solid waste items) for 1 week inventory period: 67 items
Total throughputs( solid waste items) for 1 year: 3,484 items
Questions
1. If my parent was t compete this same solid waste project I believe their inventories would differ, in that my moms use would we a lot more and the materials would be a lot more varied. In our household my mother splits the chores with me and my brothers, but she still does an astounding amount more than us, so simply cleaning would collect a lot of materials. Along with her job, my mother is a nurse so in the medical field a lot of materials are specifically made for only one time use. My guess she would have a lot more plastic. According to my mother another reason in the difference in our use of materials would be the fact and I quote her " You ( She is referring to me) are a liberal tree hugging hippy" so in other words I am more conscious of my uses compared to her.
2. In my opinion I did alter a few of my choices this week considering in my household my hours/ schedule is not the same as my family, for example I usually eat later than most my family or am awake/ asleep for different times due to both my school schedule, clubs, social events, and just homework. So as a result I often times get left with the last bit of juice or the last bit of butter in containers so this week on a few occasions I opted out of a few food choices so as not to have to carry around large containers.