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I see my neighbours bins every bin day overflowing and it's got me wondering how much rubbish do you think you actually produce per person each week?

Not including any recycling, or waste food collection which is separate, just what we call the black bin here, I reckon we as a household of two on average we put less than two black bin bags out a fortnight, that's less than half a black bag each a week.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

There are two of us. There will usually be either 1 or 2 bags from the 25ltr (I think) kitchen bin in the black bin when i put it out each fortnight. They aren't really 'full' full, normally though - it is more a question of getting anything smelly out of the kitchen. If I have been around and emptied the other wastepaper baskets, which I proably do once a month or so, then there will be 2, certainly - most of the bulk will be snotty tissues though.

We usually cook from scratch and compost and recycle a lot though.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

Family of three, we fill a kitchen bin every four or five days seems like. I minimise plastic in my shop as much as reasonable, but it's still a factor.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

About a supermarket carrier bag full every 3rd week. Not that you can get one any more, fortunately “charities” keep shoving suitable alternatives through my letterbox 🙂 Everything else goes in the other six recycling bins.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Two bags a week here. As long as there's nothing that'll rot in them, we try and keep bags around in the spare room until they're completely filled. Dry unrecyclable garbage, basically.

The rubbish that exits my mouth, however, that's endless; especially if I've been drinking.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Two people, a cat, and a venerable bunny with a large cage. Litter and shavings usually account for one full bag a week, as we can't really keep it around smelling in our apartment. Our cat has some medical stomach issues with diarrhea, so scooping only goes so far (he's on special vet assigned food). Its about one bag a week for us excluding pets, with an extra full bag of the previously mentioned dry garbage every 3 weeks. We try to keep things low and recycle where we can.

I may also be overestimating a little bit right now, since we're in the middle of spring cleaning, but even then most spring cleaning stuff goes to the free store, not the trash.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

One 25L bag a fortnight. I live alone, am at work for most of the week, and don't really spoil myself much with consumer goods, except for beer, I fucking love beer, but the cans get recycled.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

We have our black bin collected fortnightly and we usually half-fill it. Three of us and pets.

Our kitchen bin only really is used for non-recyclable plastic and pet waste. Everything else goes in the food bin or recycling wheelie bin. Our recycling wheelie bin is usually completely overflowing, whereas many of my neighbours completely overfill the black bin and barely even bother with the recycling and food bins.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

I generate a low amount, but seem to move in with people who generate loads. Atm I'm in a 5 person sharehouse where only some stuff is shared

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

We produce one kitchen trash bag a month. There are two of us, with a dog and cat.

Recycling and composting really go a long way

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Is there any way to recycle food waste without it being 'icky' though? We have a council food waste bin, but it's outside. I don't really want it inside stinking the kitchen up. I don't want to have to bring all my food waste outside every time.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

One person household - excluding recycling/food waste, I empty the kitchen bin every 6-8 weeks or so. If the wastepaper baskets need doing I do them at the same time.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

The bin dudes collect every two weeks. We usually have the wheelie bin about half to 2/3 full.

All of our fruit/veg waste (and any selotape-free non-glossy cardboard) goes into the garden compost bin.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Not much. They collect household rubbish once a fortnight round my way, and I don't typically need to put my bin out every time even for that. Probably going to have to start doing it anyway now there's some sun, so things don't get stinky.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I don't generate much as I separate out the food waste (no longer collected separately but it stops my main grey bin from festering) and cardboard, plastic, glass, batteries and tetrapacks all get recycled, so it is just dry unrecyclable waste. I just emptied it the other day and couldn't for the life of.me remember the last time I did it - a month or so, I assume. I took the opportunity to wash the bin too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Depends on my diet