Month: October 2018

The last time I posted was when I began this intervention, so I have quite a bit to talk about. I mentioned on my first day that I was surprised how much trash I generated, given my efforts to reduce … Continue reading “Clean Latifah: The Closing Chapter” →

Spending a week without throwing any trash away taught me one main thing: I don’t notice when I throw things away. I mindlessly toss things in the trash all day long. My roommate had to tell me, “don’t throw that … Continue reading “How Trashy of Me” →

Before the project started I had made my own predictions on what I would collect. I assumed that I would collect mostly packaging trash, but not much of it because I don’t eat much prepackaged food. I drink a minimum … Continue reading “Camille Collects her Trash” →

This was my first time participating in a self intervention, and the results were helpful for my understanding of sustainable development practices. Early on in the week I had to keep reminding myself to not throw anything away, which was … Continue reading “Self Intervention Reflection” →

Jacob Hazeltine, my results from self-intervention 1, Don’t Throw Anything Away   After a week of not throwing away anything, I realized how much waste I actually produced. The vast majority of my trash was food waste. Most of my … Continue reading “Self-Intervention” →

Mid Week Thoughts Colin Townsend So far, my intervention is going quite smoothly. I have only forgotten about it once that I can remember, and so have a decent bag set aside at this time on Thursday. Most of the … Continue reading “End of the week results” →

My experience with the self-intervention showed me that the majority of my waste is generated by eating out, which is something I do frequently as I work at two different restaurants, both of which supply me with some form of … Continue reading “Self Intervention Reflection” →

Looking back at the week, I had less trash than I expected but there is still room for improvement. I had some trash from my animal sciences classes and the marine mammal center that had to go in the sharps … Continue reading “Reflection on the Week” →

I started Don’t Throw Anything Away self-intervention on Monday (Oct. 8th, 2018) since I forgot to collect all my trash the Sunday before. First of all, I dumped out all my trash and recycles on Monday night. And started to … Continue reading “Harry Yan — Self-intervention No. 1 (Don’t Throw Anything Away)” →

As you read earlier, I unfortunately got a late start to my intervention and got sick halfway through the week.  Well, I am sadly still under- the- weather and my tissue use has only increased throughout the week despite all … Continue reading “Haley Rositano’s Week of Not Throwing Anything Away…” →