I like that idea. We don’t have it in our community, but we do have recycling bins for cardboard and paper, glass and others for yard debris.

I’m looking into a personal size composter. Not only would it help to reduce the amount of garbage we send to the landfill, but we’d have compost for top dressing our grass or for my garden.

From the sounds of it, that was a wise move on your part to replace the old windows. Not only are you seeing a reduction in your energy cost, but they also add additional value to your home.

I’m not sure if you have this where you are but we recently started a green recycling program here as well. This involves a separate container for compostable household items. The bins are small green containers with bio-degradable bags that feel rubbery. Any food items, paper towels, etc that would decompose naturally are put into these containers. It’s a great way of keeping these types of things out of the dumps. Together, the blue program and the green program leave very little that’s considered waste (ie doesn’t fit into either spot).

You have a lot of great points here. We recently installed new windows. Not only did the house get incredibly quiet but we also had a huge savings each month. It’s not too surprising as our old windows were ancient wooden ones but the difference was incredible. We figure that with the air in the summer and heat in the winter, they will pay for themselves over a few years.

Great post!

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