Recycling

Our local municipality is tragically behind the times with regard to recycling, but there are several local facilities that pay for recycling, so we have made our own recycling area and take it in ourselves. Plastic, aluminum and glass are easily collected, but we have also made use of these materials in the home.

Plastic Bottles

Plastic bottles can serve as miniature greenhouses for seedlings. This is good for winter, though once the Sun becomes too warm, it is best to use green plastic so the plant won't overheat.

Glass Bottles and Jars

Glass Bottles and Jars are used and reused instead of buying bottled water and generating more plastic waste. We distill our own water and keep a number of bottles cold in the fridge. We bring them with us anywhere we may need a bottle of water to drink. Jars are also easy to use for keeping dry grains and beans...

We also use glass bottles in the garden. See "Reused Items" for more information"

Aluminum Cans

Strips of aluminum cans can be cut out and wrapped around the base of seedlings to keep slugs at bay, as the slugs receive a galvanic shock from the aluminum that repels them. No pesticide!