Wood burning smell in the air in balmoral/chancery area

[Nebbermind]

ammonite:

:goodpost: and yes, women can do it too! I have dresses from 15 years ago, still in good condition, and when I buy new dresses these days, I will think if I can still wear them at 50. The only things that I change regularly are my t-shirts because they go through a lot. After they go out of shape, I will use them as rags. My shoes too are replaced only after they break.

Areas that I have not been good at :oops: - bringing own utensils / containers to cut down on disposables, and using bags instead of plastic bags for groceries. Have to try harder.

But donch keep it for too long!

I still remember I went for a regular meeting (early 2000s) and one of my counterparts came in a dress that looked like from the Lin Feng Jiao era :yikes: ...gosh, we just couldn't stop talking about it after the meeting

[Nebbermind]

Imami:

for me, we still use plastic bag to throw rubbish but very minimal.


Most of the food waste as put into those ta bao bowls and brought to the dogs belonging to the neighbors or a temple in the neighbourhood.

Boxes, paper packages, tetra packs for drinks, clean newspapers are flattened, collected and brought to the recycling bins. Bottles - plastic or glass - and tins go along too.

The used tissue papers will go into the toilet bowl.

So end up, very little stuff ended up in the rubbish bin.

I believe most tetrapak are non recyclable.
And we donch seem to have a recycling container for PET bottles...do we put them into the bin for glass too?

[Harlequin]

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[Imami]

Nebbermind:

Imami:

for me, we still use plastic bag to throw rubbish but very minimal.


Most of the food waste as put into those ta bao bowls and brought to the dogs belonging to the neighbors or a temple in the neighbourhood.

Boxes, paper packages, tetra packs for drinks, clean newspapers are flattened, collected and brought to the recycling bins. Bottles - plastic or glass - and tins go along too.

The used tissue papers will go into the toilet bowl.

So end up, very little stuff ended up in the rubbish bin.

I believe most tetrapak are non recyclable.
And we donch seem to have a recycling container for PET bottles...do we put them into the bin for glass too?

On tetra paks - oh is it? Then I need to check it out.

In my neighbourhood, there is only one common bin for everything that can be recycled. So I dont sort them out. The organization I work for will organize recycling actitivities. I sort out the items for them because they provide different bins for different stuff.

[ammonite]

Nebbermind:

ammonite:

:goodpost: and yes, women can do it too! I have dresses from 15 years ago, still in good condition, and when I buy new dresses these days, I will think if I can still wear them at 50. The only things that I change regularly are my t-shirts because they go through a lot. After they go out of shape, I will use them as rags. My shoes too are replaced only after they break.

Areas that I have not been good at :oops: - bringing own utensils / containers to cut down on disposables, and using bags instead of plastic bags for groceries. Have to try harder.

But donch keep it for too long!

I still remember I went for a regular meeting (early 2000s) and one of my counterparts came in a dress that looked like from the Lin Feng Jiao era :yikes: ...gosh, we just couldn't stop talking about it after the meeting

good point!

I am not good with trends, so tend to buy classic designs and colors that are easy to wear. I also have an over 50 year old peranakan Kebaya top from my late grandmother. The fabric is so much better than what is available now.

[Nihauma]

Imami:

ngl2010:

I cannot do without plastic bags. How do you throw your rubbish without using rubbish bag?

for me, we still use plastic bag to throw rubbish but very minimal.

Most of the food waste as put into those ta bao bowls and brought to the dogs belonging to the neighbors or a temple in the neighbourhood.

Boxes, paper packages, tetra packs for drinks, clean newspapers are flattened, collected and brought to the recycling bins. Bottles - plastic or glass - and tins go along too.

The used tissue papers will go into the toilet bowl.

So end up, very little stuff ended up in the rubbish bin.

yes yes that is what is practised in my house too. we hv one big bag to put papers and bottles. we bring this down for recycling evrytime it is full. i always bring my own bag when grocery shopping. i find it easier to carry one big bag than carrying so many pplastic bags. especially when carrying bb. the cashiers like to give plastic bags. one bag sometimes contain one or two items only.

before i practised this a few years ago i ended up with so many bags that it filled 3 to four giant bags. it has been a few years and i am still trying to finish these bags. now i think still have one big bag left....

it is the least i can do for the environment.

[ammonite]

I cannot do without plastic bags. How do you throw your rubbish without using rubbish bag?


I can't. But I still have far more plastic bags than I need. :oops:

Another one that is hard - cutting down on tissue paper. I remember how we used to use handkerchiefs instead of disposable tissue paper. Maybe it is time to revive that. Still need tissue paper for runny noses though...

[Sun_2010]

ammonite:

I cannot do without plastic bags. How do you throw your rubbish without using rubbish bag?


I can't. But I still have far more plastic bags than I need. :oops:

Another one that is hard - cutting down on tissue paper. I remember how we used to use handkerchiefs instead of disposable tissue paper. Maybe it is time to revive that. Still need tissue paper for runny noses though...

Great idea.
I have been thinking of that too. But it also has another selfish motive. I feel the chemical in tissue papers are not a good idea. Soft cotton hankerchiefs is a better deal. Of course an added headache for maintenance.

[keroppi]

ammonite:

Another one that is hard - cutting down on tissue paper. I remember how we used to use handkerchiefs instead of disposable tissue paper. Maybe it is time to revive that. Still need tissue paper for runny noses though...

This is hard. More than half my family members have allergic rhinitis, a lot of ah-choos and sniffles, we sure need lots of tissue. It's too unhygenic to use a hanky.

[Funz]

Sun_2010:

ammonite:

I cannot do without plastic bags. How do you throw your rubbish without using rubbish bag?


I can't. But I still have far more plastic bags than I need. :oops:

Another one that is hard - cutting down on tissue paper. I remember how we used to use handkerchiefs instead of disposable tissue paper. Maybe it is time to revive that. Still need tissue paper for runny noses though...

Great idea.
I have been thinking of that too. But it also has another selfish motive. I feel the chemical in tissue papers are not a good idea. Soft cotton hankerchiefs is a better deal. Of course an added headache for maintenance.

Seriously, this one for hygiene purpose, I will not adopt.