Yesterday I put dog poop in a bin where I walked the dog, I will not share the photo. I have written to the council asking what they do with dog waste. I have come across this website: https://www.turningtogreen.com/post/what-do-you-do-with-dog-waste which suggests a few alternatives, including possibly flushing down the toilet, to get treated in sewage plants – I have also asked the council if this is possible where I live.
Nothing into landfill so far today. A disturbing thought has struck me – could we actually live completely waste free? And if we could, might the whole University be able to? I am struck by James (at Thursday’s meet up) holding up the full landfill bin he collected, with little that could be recycled. Why can’t we, as a University, start recycling plastic film, etc?
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Michelle Graffagnino commented on Day 4: Can we be waste free? 3 years agoEspecially more cardboard recycling points in the SoE. Interesting post Alf Respond
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Keri Facer commented on Day 4: Can we be waste free? 3 years agoYes! Let's do it. Would be good also to think about our own closed loop/circular economy approaches in the university. Also - while I've been thinkign about it - we could turn the roof of 35 BS into a garden - they have done it next door I think... separate conversation. But it would give us somewhere to compost our food waste. Respond
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Shandin Rickard-Hughes commented on Day 4: Can we be waste free? 3 years agoFantastic questions Alf and I would love to see us go in this direction and would personally be happy to contribute to a reduction of the waste, composting on the roof, etc :) I will be interested to hear about the response on the dog poo query. I am conscious that I pick up after my dog 2-3 times per day. I buy biodegradable dog bags (commercially biodegradable I think), but that is still a lot of PLA plastic going in the bin to bag something that is organic fertiliser... Respond
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