How Greens Help Reducing Landfills?

I was just thinking something about the green energy theme this month. As an American, we can reduce a lot of stress that we give for landfills. How it would be if we don't require a landfill? That day is too far. But until such time, why shouldn't we take little effort to reduce it? Be practical. It is very simple and easy.

There was a program the other day wherein in I happened to see the various technologies used and at one segment they were speaking about the turkey, chicken, duck and goose feathers. As Americans consume a lot of these animal foods, they have to undergo some process to make it in edible form. The first step is to pluck off the feathers. With this process itself a lot of landfill space occupied, say nearly 40 billion feathers per year!

These feathers can be recycled and used in many forms for e.g. stuffing for pillows, jackets, mattresses etc. By recycling we can reduce the additional requirements of landfills. Everything is fine. But what I have to do with this? Yes, this is a good question.

Everybody can be a part of this program and can contribute their share in this. This is very simple and easy. Just spare a few seconds daily and that's it. Surprising isn't it. Let me explain to you in detail. Even our small efforts will make a big difference!

A simple process is recycling of food waste. Something different! Easy process anyone can do. When this is done properly this will reintroduce the nutrients back to soil. How do you recycle food waste!

We all throw food waste away. Instead of doing so, just save it in a air tight Tupperware bowl. Once the bowl is full, just dig a pit in your back yard with two to three feet deep and dump the food into it. Cover back the pit fully with waste. Make a marking so that you will not dig that space again for another 6 months. This is all you have to do. The good get recycled by it.

What will happen to that? How it decomposes and recycles? The worms in the soil get foods and eat it. The worm's waste will turn into compost to the soil. Worm composting is the best compost for soil. It brings back the required nutrients into the soil. This type of composting is much safer than chemical fertilizers.

The studies say that there will be an average of 2 to 3 pounds of food waste in any given week from an average person. This way we can calculate as 900 million pounds of food waste in a year. In other words, it is 46 billion pounds of food waste per year. In this way what if each and every person starts recycling. How much space will be saved! The earth's soil will also be replenished!

The process is simple and it is free. All you require is a Tupperware bowl, a shovel to dig a pit and just 2 minutes per week. That is enough and you are part of reducing landfill program. You can do it better. Only thing is that you should be careful while storing food in the bowl, there should not be any bones. It has to be thrown out only!