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..:: My Capstone Library ::.. Living Simply in a Dumpster. Tucked behind the women’s residence halls in a back corner of Huston-Tillotson University’s campus in Austin, Texas, sits a green dumpster. Were it not for the sliding pitched roof and weather station perched on top, a reasonable person might dismiss the box as “just another dumpster”—providing this person did not encounter the dean of the University College Jeff Wilson living inside. Professor Wilson went to the dumpster not just because he wished to live deliberately, and not just to teach his students about the environmental impacts of day-to-day life, and not just to gradually transform the dumpster into “the most thoughtfully-designed, tiniest home ever constructed.”

Wilson’s reasons are a tapestry of these things. Until this summer, the green dumpster was even less descript than it is now. There was no sliding roof; Wilson kept the rain out with a tarp. He slept on cardboard mats on the floor. It was essentially, as he called it, “dumpster camping.” “Oh my god.”

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CHICKEN COUPS. AQUAPONICS. Welcome | Recycle City | U.S. EPA. Just a few years ago, this place was called Dumptown. For years, the folks living here hadn't thought much about where their food, toys and other possessions came from - or where they went when they threw them out. And, eventually, that became a very BIG problem... Because Dumptowners didn't know what happened to waste after it was thrown away, they thought nothing of dropping empty soda cans here and there or putting cans of leftover paint right into their trash cans.

They bought and dumped more and more every year. Things that easily could have been reused or recycled were tossed in the trash, because nobody knew recycling made a difference. The garbage heap grew and began to smell. They learned to reduce the amount of waste they threw away. Dumptowners paid special attention to reducing the toxic materials they bought, such as trying safer pest control products or household cleaners. Finally, they closed the old city dump and built a new solid waste landfill outside of town. Things to do in Recycle City | Recycle City | U.S. EPA. Here are some activities and games that you can enjoy using the Recycle City website. Scattered throughout Recycle City, you'll find all the answers and information you need to play. Imagine you manage your own supermarket. What are some things you can do to reduce the amount of waste caused by the products you sell?

Then, visit Maria's Market in Recycle City and see if she has any other ideas you can use. Name three ways that each of these items can be reused, instead of throwing them away. (You can use the whole thing or only part of it.) - Cardboard box - Plastic milk carton - Glass jar - Wooden board - Plastic bag - Newspaper Can you find other ways these items are put to use in Recycle City? Find the place in Recycle City where you can get information on what to do with leftover cleaning products. Visit some houses in Recycle City and look for examples of household hazardous waste. Can you find out which recyclable item makes up the largest percentage of our trash? Divine Chocolate. Food_Literacy%20Aug13. Issues Menu - Ollie Saves the Planet, USA.