Vegetable Waste to Zero Waste in La Pinata, Chile

[hollysmom]

1. Well, despite my neighbors complaints that I am attracting "critters"

I have a mulch pile in back of my house for leaves and vegetables. It is behind their garage. they rea;y dont have to look at it, but they do like to complain. When I moved here 30 years ago,. everyone had a mulch pile, but the young rich have moved in and cut down their ancient oaks so they don't have to rake and have their lawn guys mulching (which raised their yard a foot and now I get water in my basement, thank you very much) and their dangerous chemicals. Everyone wants to see all manicured yards, they complain when I sit in front and dig weeds out by hand, well, this is a pointless rant.....

Anyway. the garbage dumps are closing and we have to take stuff further away, I am saving tax money, they should realize that, and use my mulch in my own vegetable gardens, where I pick the bugs off by hand.

Meat waste goes to the dog, but bones do get thrown out, I put out garbage about once a month. recycle paper and bulk mail and can's and glasses and furniture and appliances get stolen in the middle of the night, so I guess that is recycling in away.