Although I do my best to minimize the trash produced by my lifestyle (blog posts notwithstanding), one I can't really control, at least without carrying a spoon on my person at all times, is the necessity of using a disposable stick to stir my coffee.
That is a value judgment, because minimizing waste -- sorting trash, composting, cooking from scratch rather than relying on dinners in microwaveable dishes -- takes time, and time is a currency.
This will help to minimize the amount of rogue trash in the car.
Minimize the eco-impact of your trash.
While dump are usually just holes in the ground where trash is buried, landfills use sophisticated methods of compacting, isolating, and maintaining trash deposits to maximize land use and minimize ecological damage.
We use biodegradable cleaning and cosmetic products, have state of the art recycling programs (but try to avoid trash even more) and try to minimize our carbon footprints.
Seeking to minimize the election-year fallout from a costly failed deal between the Connecticut state trash authority and the Enron Corporation, Gov. John G. Rowland announced today that he had appointed a panel to find a way to avoid a rate increase for trash collection that would cost many Connecticut households an extra $50 a year.
Pack out all trash and animal waste, leave what you find, respect the animal life and minimize the impact of your campfire.
Proper food storage to minimize encounters with bears is strongly enforced, and hikers and backpackers are required to take out any trash they generate.
Even when not recycled, sorted trash is easier for incinerators to burn cleanly, because the furnace temperature can be adjusted more precisely to minimize the formation of dioxin.
