Trash Talk’s Best Tip Picks for 2005
May 2005
Cardboard works great for weed control in the yard or
garden. Lay out the flattened cardboard first making sure to
overlap it by at least six inches. If the weeds are very
established or if your weeds are more like small shrubs, do
a double or even triple layer to ensure nothing grows
through. We found that it is best to wet the cardboard with a
sprinkler to soften it before applying the top layer of bark
mulch or gravel so the cardboard will settle in and smother
all the weeds completely. In as little as one year the
cardboard will have composted into a rich loamy soil while
the weeds have been killed off by lack of
...and club members. It provides several definable fields for encoding the name, address, birthday, position, and other relevant information. A visitor ID card creation software, on the other hand, can be used for creating general identification cards for visitors coming ...
Simply top off the bark mulch periodically as it too breaks
down over the years.
July 2005
Vinyl shower curtains reused make good drop cloths for
painting projects. In the garden they can be used as row
covers for tender spring plants (when a cold night
threatens). Like costly landscape fabric use curtains to
control weeds in garden beds. Cut an X at each plant
location, plant, then close the X around the plant stem.
Cover the entire sheet with rocks, gravel or bark mulch.
October 2005
Promote reading in your community, reduce clutter around
your home and your contribution of waste in the landfill, save
a buck or two and benefit a charity while you are at it.
...breaks. If you've already blown your holiday leave entitlement then maybe treat yourself to a theatre visit. The half price ticket booth in London's Leicester Square offers a wide selection of shows and musicals selling on the day of performance ...
how are you supposed to do all this?
Management of used books and magazines is a very
environmental and community conscious thing for people to
participate in. Extending the life of books and magazines is
easily accomplished by taping the binding and edges of the
covers.
Go through your closets and bookshelves and look for all
the used books and magazines that you no longer read. Any
library, shelters for the disadvantaged, hospitals and
missions are all places to consider for donating. Use the
key words book donation in a search engine to find places
to donate to. Here are just a few sites: http://www.betterworldbooks.com/ http://www.asiahousinternational.org http://www.sabre.org/books/bookorg/bkdn_toc.htm http://www.loc.gov/rrr/amed/afs/alc/bkdncte.html http://www.ala.org lists contact information for
organizations that
...for you have a family member or friend help you. Once you get through all the government red tape you will be happy you stuck in there and now have breathing space after your rent is paid. If you live ...
places that accept book donations.
Dave and Lillian Brummet, authors of the book Trash Talk,
offer a free service called Tip of the Month where visitors can
learn new reduction and reuse ideas that will save money
for the household and office on their website.
~ Lillian and Dave Brummet, authors of the books Trash
Talk andTowards Understanding. http://www.sunshinecable.com/~drumit