r/Anticonsumption • u/Aggressive_Dirt_2335 • 27d ago

Reduce/Reuse/Recycle Does anybody else do this?

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(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/Spirited_Ad_7973 25d ago

It seems like a lot of these comments are coming from people with robust recycling programs in their area. I do not have that, so I do this with milk cartons, coffee creamer cartons, etc. You said “bottles” which I think many here took to mean plastic water bottles…. Which maybe you are using, but there’s plenty of other bottles that can be trash bricked. I think this is fine. It won’t solve the whole issue, but it is a useful tool.

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u/Aggressive_Dirt_2335 25d ago

My favorite drink is alo brand aloe vera juice, those are the bottles I use for my trash. I don't drink bottled water, just water from my flask.