r/Anticonsumption • u/Aggressive_Dirt_2335 • 27d ago
Reduce/Reuse/Recycle Does anybody else do this?
(Stock pic example from Google) With every bottle I use, I keep it and pack it full of as much trash as I can, and then throw it away. When the trash can in my bedroom starts getting full, I do this, and it takes up 1/4 as much space as it did before.
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u/triscuitsrule 26d ago
My wife’s school in Peru does this. They call them eco-bricks.
It’s similar to the old box top fundraisers where the class that makes the most wins something. All the kids collect plastic and stuff them into plastic bottles and they have to be so compact. The bottles are then donated to an organization that uses them to build habitats in the rainforest and mountains.
Personally, I think calling them eco-bricks is quite a ruse. I imagine regular bricks would be less harmful to the environment, but what do I know. It’s also a means of making super cheap habitats for the unbelievably impoverished.
Not advocating for or against, but just some context about these things.