tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356966849272755180.post5916628663503462048..comments2023-09-17T07:34:05.147-07:00Comments on The Blogging Bookworm: Book Review: RubbishGreen Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03133847111288382381noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356966849272755180.post-70472182226313917002008-07-03T11:26:00.000-07:002008-07-03T11:26:00.000-07:00Katrina, according to "Rubbish," food waste consti...Katrina, according to "Rubbish," food waste constitutes I think it is 1/5 of the landfill. So yeah, composting is the exception not the rule. I don't even compost because logistically in my teeny one bedroom apartment, I haven't been able to work it out. That's why I think city-wide composting programs are necessary.ruchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356966849272755180.post-9576803237854192812008-07-03T00:14:00.000-07:002008-07-03T00:14:00.000-07:00Thank you for more info. Arduous. SF has food rec...Thank you for more info. Arduous. <BR/><BR/>SF has food recycling and I was lucky to get some of its dirt this spring. It was Beautiful. Definately the cup half full part of the equation. <BR/><BR/>Funny that I don't think of food waste as garbage because it can be composted but obviously that's the exception isn't it. I need to get up to speed on garbage.Kale for Salehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02467378353738682141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356966849272755180.post-24105438349240119562008-07-02T08:46:00.000-07:002008-07-02T08:46:00.000-07:00I know Katrina. I couldn't believe it either. But ...I know Katrina. I couldn't believe it either. But they studied the garbage output of both Mexico City and a US City (Tuscon?) and found that Mexico City produced far more garbage and a lot of that was because Mexicans use fresh food which tends to both rot faster and have inedible components that get junked. While the American city produced more packaging waste, the packaging was more than made up for by the food waste.<BR/><BR/>Here's the lesson I think we can take away from this. Most of us agree that packaged food is less nutritious than fresh food. However packaged food, because of the preservatives, tends to last longer. What this tells me is that we need city-wide composting programs. That way, if the food rots or if we have inedible food waste, at least it's serving a useful purpose.<BR/><BR/>This also tells us: keep an eye on the food waste. I have to admit, my food waste has gone way up now that I almost exclusively shop from the farmers' market. I'm still learning how to shop properly and I'm getting better, but I still haven't hit the perfect balance.ruchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356966849272755180.post-26686036717392807222008-07-01T22:12:00.000-07:002008-07-01T22:12:00.000-07:00Wait, wait, wait. I'm still back on packaged food...Wait, wait, wait. I'm still back on packaged food results in less food waste. That's completely contrary to what I thought or want to believe. I may have to read this now. Damn it, Arduous. <BR/><BR/>But thanks for the review.Kale for Salehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02467378353738682141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356966849272755180.post-50865973262493653282008-07-01T17:55:00.000-07:002008-07-01T17:55:00.000-07:00Haha! Yup!! Can't get enough of the trash.Haha! Yup!! Can't get enough of the trash.ruchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356966849272755180.post-69943793883618516762008-07-01T17:31:00.000-07:002008-07-01T17:31:00.000-07:00Oh, good, another book about my favorite subject!Oh, good, another book about my favorite subject!Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10463831506588682774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356966849272755180.post-90222929897227944822008-07-01T15:35:00.000-07:002008-07-01T15:35:00.000-07:00Megan, thanks for the rec!Megan, thanks for the rec!ruchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356966849272755180.post-57038361300303073712008-07-01T12:49:00.000-07:002008-07-01T12:49:00.000-07:00ooooh, trashy fiction AND environmental? Monkey W...ooooh, trashy fiction AND environmental? <I>Monkey Wrench Gang</I> by our misanthropic grandfather Edward Abbey. Good summer fun!<BR/><BR/>MeganAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356966849272755180.post-71469016988391787102008-07-01T12:19:00.000-07:002008-07-01T12:19:00.000-07:00Oh, it's so good in a very trashy way. It's a very...Oh, it's so good in a very trashy way. It's a very fast read though.ruchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356966849272755180.post-43065077036219356912008-07-01T11:51:00.000-07:002008-07-01T11:51:00.000-07:00Sweet. That gives me time to finish The Other Bol...Sweet. That gives me time to finish The Other Boleyn Girl before I need to start competitive reading again. ;-)Green Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133847111288382381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356966849272755180.post-60967328133128833282008-07-01T11:12:00.000-07:002008-07-01T11:12:00.000-07:00Yes but fess up, Beany you DID want to check out F...Yes but fess up, Beany you DID want to check out Fresh Kills when you were in New York! ;)<BR/><BR/>GB, I'm going to try and make it through Deep Economy next and I'm on a very long list for Commonwealth. Other than that I'm taking a little bit of a break from the non-fiction to catch up on my very long list of fiction reads. It's a balance.ruchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356966849272755180.post-20773686790537150102008-07-01T10:40:00.000-07:002008-07-01T10:40:00.000-07:00I'm pretty sure for lurking around that 2001 is th...I'm pretty sure for lurking around that 2001 is the most recent edition. Bummer. I always feel like green books are so quickly outdated. The first edition of Affluenza is positively medieval compared to the second.<BR/><BR/>And, Arduous, dang it girl, give me your to-read list so I can catch up! Right now, I'm finishing up Garbage Land which I know you read ages ago. Ahhh, the pressure. ;-)Green Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133847111288382381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356966849272755180.post-55232853379881579942008-07-01T10:39:00.000-07:002008-07-01T10:39:00.000-07:00Great review! Glad you liked it although I have no...Great review! Glad you liked it although I have no desire to become a garbologist. I mean the stuff people toss out is gross..why touch all that grossness?Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03068855919147458057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356966849272755180.post-28246701485059763182008-07-01T10:18:00.000-07:002008-07-01T10:18:00.000-07:00GB, hey, this is my first totally positive review ...GB, hey, this is my first totally positive review of the three books I've read!! It's not my fault you'd already read the other two and disagreed with me! :)ruchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356966849272755180.post-19820076999172835602008-07-01T10:17:00.000-07:002008-07-01T10:17:00.000-07:00Megan, to be fair, I got the book out of my librar...Megan, to be fair, I got the book out of my library and it was an older edition. So it's possible that they updated the figures in a newer edition, though it looks like 2001 was the newest edition so who knows.ruchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356966849272755180.post-85672982543550806122008-07-01T10:10:00.000-07:002008-07-01T10:10:00.000-07:00Arduous, thank you so much for sharing your book r...Arduous, thank you so much for sharing your book review here. <BR/><BR/>Dammit, though, you make a compelling case for reading this book. Can't someone review a book they don't like so that I can cross off instead of add to my list. Off to add this one to my reserved books from the 'brary. <BR/><BR/>Thank you again for a fun review.Green Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133847111288382381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356966849272755180.post-59552471455448834212008-07-01T10:00:00.000-07:002008-07-01T10:00:00.000-07:00Bummer that the new edition didn't update the figu...Bummer that the new edition didn't update the figures...I would love to see them come out with another book - their perspective is particularly refreshing. Glad you enjoyed it! Once I read it, I couldn't stop thinking about garbage...creepy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356966849272755180.post-49913938639680401812008-07-01T09:22:00.000-07:002008-07-01T09:22:00.000-07:00Jam, I think "Rubbish" and "Garbage Land" compleme...Jam, I think "Rubbish" and "Garbage Land" complement each other very nicely. Enjoy!<BR/><BR/>Bobbi, hah! Yes, I have been kinda critical in some of my book reviews, but I loved this one! I hope you enjoy it as well.<BR/><BR/>Donna, I think it will make you feel better about the disposables. Can't wait to hear what you think.<BR/><BR/>Susan B, no prob!ruchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356966849272755180.post-9733224734643060752008-07-01T08:02:00.000-07:002008-07-01T08:02:00.000-07:00I've added this to my list too. Thanks.I've added this to my list too. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356966849272755180.post-38024062226244555732008-07-01T07:31:00.000-07:002008-07-01T07:31:00.000-07:00Wow! Thanks for an entertaining review! I think I...Wow! Thanks for an entertaining review! I think I've just found my next book! Maybe it can even help me absolve my guilt from using disposables with my son...Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08896172914500564208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356966849272755180.post-39987759594626660772008-07-01T07:07:00.000-07:002008-07-01T07:07:00.000-07:00Great green review. Any book Arduous recommends t...Great green review. Any book Arduous recommends this highly is a "must read"!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15334812243182354729noreply@blogger.com