An Effort in Green

Recyclable Items (2)

• 1 orange juice carton
• 1 peanut butter jar (PETE 1)

Non-Recyclable Items (11):

• 1 cereal bag
• 1 video game wrapper
• 1 orange juice seal
• 1 piece of plastic wrap
• 1 shredded cheese bag
• 1 salad dressing seal
• 1 big piece of Styrofoam
• 4 miscellaneous pieces of plastic wrapping from Christmas presents

Total Items: 13

13 items is not great, but let's compare. In 2009, the week containing Christmas was week 2 of this plastic counting adventure. That week I threw away 37 pieces of plastic. So I must say, I feel pretty good about that 13. Sometimes I think I get too caught up in trying to beat my latest record, and forget about how far I've come.