Sometimes I think it must be hard to be married to an artist. I am currently away at the NCECA conference and Tom is very kindly documenting the daily compost by lining up the stale, the discarded, the moldy, and the soggy for pictures. Thank you.

People who hear about this project often assume I am recycling and only have to process and document what can't be composted or recycled. That is not the case. Recycling, while a positive step, is not a long-term solution to our environmental waste problems. The energy used and the pollution, particularly water pollution, from recycling almost counteract the benefits. Recycling and changing behavior to actually reduce consumption are two very different things. This project is about activating the decision making process to include the important consideration of trash at the moment of purchase. The notion of recycling allows for a certain amount of passivity.








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