I've decided to try to measure my household waste. All my trash ends up in a specific trash bin before I throw it out, and all my compost ends up in a specific compost bin. I take out the trash as infrequently as possible: it only happens when they're full or when they stink. So why not measure it while I'm at it? Using the magic of my postal scale and/or my luggage scale, I measure each bin before it goes into my trash barrels. Right now I am only measuring compost and trash, because I find that easiest. The Net Weight of my Waste Without further delay, here is my Waste Weight log. I use grams because metric is easier in terms of the math. Just remember that 1000 grams is roughly 2.2 pounds. Net Weight 2022-06-18: Compost.. 1594 grams 2022-06-18 : Trash.... 990 grams 2022-06-27: Compost.. 2712 grams 2022-06-27: Trash. ... 904 grams 2022-07-02: Compost.. 1288 grams 2022-07-02: Trash. ... 1688 grams 2022-07-06: Compost.. 1144 grams 2022-07-16: Compost.. 1194 grams 202...
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