January marked the beginning of my fourth year hoarding my waste in jars each month. Every month I analyze the contents and add them all up to get a weight. I compare this weight to the average amount of waste each U.S. citizen produces every day in their homes (municipal waste). By doing this, I have a way of monitoring myself month by month and pushing myself to do better.
Since January is now over, it's time once again to count up my waste! This month I produced 1.5 ounces of trash containing the following items:
a cheese wrapper
a broken pen clip
a chocolate bar wrapper
a vitamin seal
a bent bobby pin
a medical wrap with gauze
a clothing tag
two yogurt top seal
two yogurt plastic seals
two peanut butter seals
three staples
various receipts with BPA
numerous bus passes
I haven't yet decided whether I will try to collect my waste for an entire year like I did in 2017. But for now, I continue to see a benefit in weighing my jar contents each month so you can look forward to more to come!