Seven Methods to Cut Out Garbage! - Continued

Cutting back on your garbage is fairly easy when you recycle. Clear and brown glass is recyclable.  These are jars or containers that you buy food in from the grocery store. All you have to do is throw away the lid, rinse out the jar and take off the label if there is one on it.  Put this in a bag and save it for recycle day for the garbage man or you can take it to you local recycle collection center yourself.  When you recycle you will be amazed at the amount that you are going to cut down on your garbage.

Other items that you can recycle include aluminum cans.  Many clubs and organizations to save money collect aluminum cans.  Aluminum cans are also worth a few bucks to you as well.  Taking your aluminum cans to the local recycler you will get about a dollar a bag for a garbage bag full of cans, which can add up to be quite a bit over a years time!  The local recycle bins most definitely will have aluminum cans, paper, cardboard, and glass centers where you can deposit your items.

Instead of throwing all of your leftovers into the garbage, you can cut back on your garbage and start your own composting pile!  There are a few items that can’t go in the compost pile that is the left over red meats but all your vegetables, breads and even papers can go into the compost pile.  Left over the winter your compost pile will turn into a nutrient rich pile for your gardens.

To cut back on the amount of garbage that you are throwing away, learning to recycle while making yourself a few bucks at the same time.  Large amounts of glass are worth a few dollars, large amounts of aluminum are worth a few dollars as well – but if you have old clothes or furniture you can donate them!  Donating old furniture and clothing to homeless shelters and to thrift store that resell them to the under privileged in your area is going to allow someone something ‘new’ for their home plus you are going to cut back on the amount of garbage that you have going to the land fill!