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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

Kaleva

(38,715 posts)

10. My wife and I put out 2 30 gallon garbage cans once every 2 weeks

Reply to NeoGreen (Original post)

Wed Apr 10, 2019, 11:16 AM

Apr 2019

Garbage pickup is bi-weekly. Every once in awhile, I just put out 1 can.

I cut up all cardboard and papers that can be composted and put that into the compost pile. Some cardboard goes into the garden to be laid down in sheets between the rows for weed control.