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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 354959" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>Old medications............I flush them. ONLY safe way I've found to get rid of them. Sewer water (at least around here) is cleaned before it gets to go back into the water system.</p><p></p><p>I don't actually "do" earth day junk. I think it's silly. And as far as the recycling........it can be costly, depends on how it's done and who is getting the profits. </p><p></p><p>Now before you start tossing stones my way................. *ducks and covers* ................ You've got to recall that I grew up dirt poor. Depression type dirt poor. Waste just rubs me raw to begin with. So if I can NOT waste something, I don't. So am sitting here thinking of what sorts of things I do that can be considered "earth dayish".</p><p></p><p>1. For the past several years I have left the dog doo in my yard.........and even added the doo from Rowdy's kennel plus his yearly winter supply of straw. I started this when I went back to school. This house was so mistreated by previous owners that both the back and front yard dirt was sterile when we moved in. So much so it barely grew weeds. (now that's bad) Nothing husband and I did helped, until I started leaving the dog doo and straw. Serious. Now I have tulips coming up all over my back yard and I've not a clue where they came from cuz I've NEVER planted flowers out there. lol Lush grass in the front. Absolutely NOT sterile anymore in the back.</p><p></p><p>Why spend a fortune on cow poo when I have plenty of dog poo? LOL I also won't let husband rake the yard. AT ALL. Not leaves or grass clippings. It's natural fertilizer. Makes my neighbors mad cuz I do nothing special for my yard and it looks really nice. lol </p><p></p><p>2. We're planting a big garden this year and easy child, Nichole, and us are all sharing. We're borrowing a tiller from Nichole's boyfriend's family. And guess what the fertilizer will be?? Dog doo. Now before you heave.........my stepdad used it as long as I can remember and it works just as well as cow doo.</p><p></p><p>3. I don't use many fancy cleaners. Comet, sometimes mean green, once in a while windex. But plain ol soap and hot water cures most things with plenty of elbow grease.</p><p></p><p>4. I don't have central air, nor do I want it. Won't use the window units unless it's 90 out at least. I keep electric stuff off when we aren't in a room.</p><p></p><p>5. We have a couple in the neighborhood that is mentally disabled. We save anything recyclable and put it on the curb for them. They always come pick it up and turn it in for cash to supplement their disability checks. So I guess you could say we recycle. lol </p><p></p><p>6. We give away things to freecycle...........anything useful.</p><p></p><p>7. We use old milk jugs as toys for Betsy (she thinks they're the best toy in the world) and to deliver water to Rowdy. And we use the large plastic coffee containers to scope and deliver dog/cat food to both inside and outside pets.</p><p></p><p>8. Old breads/crackers/nuts/popcorn gets tossed out front to the birds/squirrels. Bread sometimes gets taken to the pond for ducks by the grands. lol</p><p></p><p>9. Food scraps supplement the dogs's diet of dog food. (usually meat and broth but they enjoy veggies) And the cats get the carcass whenever I bake chicken/turkey.</p><p></p><p>10. I have 2 fairly largish wading pools (cheap from wallie world) that collect rain water for plants/grass.</p><p></p><p>11. And for several years we let at least one halloween pumpkin rot in the flower garden to grow more pumpkins for the grands the next year.</p><p></p><p>Ok. So I'm a bit weird. I can't think of any more right now. lol</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 354959, member: 84"] Old medications............I flush them. ONLY safe way I've found to get rid of them. Sewer water (at least around here) is cleaned before it gets to go back into the water system. I don't actually "do" earth day junk. I think it's silly. And as far as the recycling........it can be costly, depends on how it's done and who is getting the profits. Now before you start tossing stones my way................. *ducks and covers* ................ You've got to recall that I grew up dirt poor. Depression type dirt poor. Waste just rubs me raw to begin with. So if I can NOT waste something, I don't. So am sitting here thinking of what sorts of things I do that can be considered "earth dayish". 1. For the past several years I have left the dog doo in my yard.........and even added the doo from Rowdy's kennel plus his yearly winter supply of straw. I started this when I went back to school. This house was so mistreated by previous owners that both the back and front yard dirt was sterile when we moved in. So much so it barely grew weeds. (now that's bad) Nothing husband and I did helped, until I started leaving the dog doo and straw. Serious. Now I have tulips coming up all over my back yard and I've not a clue where they came from cuz I've NEVER planted flowers out there. lol Lush grass in the front. Absolutely NOT sterile anymore in the back. Why spend a fortune on cow poo when I have plenty of dog poo? LOL I also won't let husband rake the yard. AT ALL. Not leaves or grass clippings. It's natural fertilizer. Makes my neighbors mad cuz I do nothing special for my yard and it looks really nice. lol 2. We're planting a big garden this year and easy child, Nichole, and us are all sharing. We're borrowing a tiller from Nichole's boyfriend's family. And guess what the fertilizer will be?? Dog doo. Now before you heave.........my stepdad used it as long as I can remember and it works just as well as cow doo. 3. I don't use many fancy cleaners. Comet, sometimes mean green, once in a while windex. But plain ol soap and hot water cures most things with plenty of elbow grease. 4. I don't have central air, nor do I want it. Won't use the window units unless it's 90 out at least. I keep electric stuff off when we aren't in a room. 5. We have a couple in the neighborhood that is mentally disabled. We save anything recyclable and put it on the curb for them. They always come pick it up and turn it in for cash to supplement their disability checks. So I guess you could say we recycle. lol 6. We give away things to freecycle...........anything useful. 7. We use old milk jugs as toys for Betsy (she thinks they're the best toy in the world) and to deliver water to Rowdy. And we use the large plastic coffee containers to scope and deliver dog/cat food to both inside and outside pets. 8. Old breads/crackers/nuts/popcorn gets tossed out front to the birds/squirrels. Bread sometimes gets taken to the pond for ducks by the grands. lol 9. Food scraps supplement the dogs's diet of dog food. (usually meat and broth but they enjoy veggies) And the cats get the carcass whenever I bake chicken/turkey. 10. I have 2 fairly largish wading pools (cheap from wallie world) that collect rain water for plants/grass. 11. And for several years we let at least one halloween pumpkin rot in the flower garden to grow more pumpkins for the grands the next year. Ok. So I'm a bit weird. I can't think of any more right now. lol [/QUOTE]
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