First, WOW!!
I have
received an enormous response from the article that came out today
about saving my trash for a year. I started the project for my own
edification - my own learning, my own discovery, my own experience. I
thought about making it public, but to be honest, my life is so busy I
never got around to it. The SF Chronicle found out about it when a
friend mentioned it to a friend and today it apparently hit the news
world in full force. I checked my email this morning and it has been a
non-stop flow of communication ever since....
Second, THANKS!!!
From
the bottom of my heart, I sincerly thank all of you who have
written to share your thoughts, ideas and criticisms with me. It is
inspiring to know that people care enough, or at least are intrigued
enough to take the time to write. Many of you have shared your own
stories and that means more to me than anything. It is through
community that we learn the most and feel the most connected to each
other.
Finally, OOPS....
After
the story was discovered by local TV news and the SF Chronicle, I
decided to post a blog to share more about it. I put up some basic
information but have not yet finalized the site. I had hoped to know
before the story actually hit the papers so I could finish editing the
blog, post pictures, add the missing content, etc. Well, so it goes....
the story ran and I learned about it from all of you! That's fun!! I
will do my best to get more information up as soon as I can so that all
of you who are still interested can get the whole scoop. I will even
post pictures.
I appreciate those of you who have written to share your skepticism and dubiousness, wondering how this can be legitimate if I haven't posted any pictures. I will happily post some photos so you can have your proof... They usually say the proof is in the pudding. With me, the proof is actually in the pudding packaging.
And one more thing...
I
want to express a deep appreciation for Kelly Zito, the SF Chronicle
writer who first covered this story, for the incredible job she did of
putting this project into a larger context. In so doing she gave it
greater meaning. She clearly took the time to speak to people in the
trash industry, to uncover and share the difficult to digest truth that
much of our recycling gets shipped to Asia for processing. She shared
the overwhelming statistic that as Americans we generate over 250
million tons of trash a year. And she captured the point of the project
accurately and with grace - i appreciate the opportunity to use this
project to create dialogue about a subject that impacts us all and my
deepest belief is that change starts with each one of us. It is through
our actions, not our preaching and finger pointing, that real movement
happens. By acting upon our ideas and inspiration we bring things to
life and give others a chance to do the same.
haha, great reactions.. the same as me reading this post :)
keep it up!
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you put this in a funny way, WOW,Thanks and Oops, jajajaja, with this anyone can take any problem and expose without a consequences, well not all but yes the most of then.
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THANKS.. for sharing your thoughts on every post you did.. :)
OPPPSSS.. I'm waiting for more..
and ONE MORE THING.. Keep it up.. ;)
Posted by: Trash Company Martinez | February 07, 2010 at 07:31 PM
Thanks for sharing. Keep up the good work.
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Posted by: brianna | July 10, 2009 at 11:24 PM
lets throw mary and her flashdance comforter on the pile too. patrick swayze much?
Posted by: vykky | January 24, 2008 at 10:51 PM
As always, I am extremely proud to be your friend. This trash-thing may have put you on the map globally, but you are absolutely inspiring all the time, in everything you do; I can't wait for the world to learn more about you, Artie!
Posted by: Lizzi | January 02, 2008 at 06:56 AM
Hello Freaky Friend,
What I'm curious about are the hard Facts:
Just how Many chocolate wrappers are in there? And pretzels? Come on, how many bags DID you eat?
How many toilet paper rolls did you go through?
This is important information...
How else can we budget for the coming year?
Thank you for your efforts so that we may understand just how much trash we produce (even though I know how extremely diligent you were about reducing your waste... and not just because you had to live with it for a year!)
Blessings...
Posted by: Tyler Blank | January 01, 2008 at 04:11 PM
Trash Guy; I saw the followup video report on ABC today where you read my blog in the report. Just wanted you to know that it was just my attempt at little humor. I really did at first think here is one of those pack rat people that can't throw anything away. No dig intended. Good luck!
Posted by: LongT | January 01, 2008 at 04:02 PM
Great project! Please share more ideas for us to use in our homes. I am challenged to reduce our waste as well. Thanks.
Posted by: Billlie | January 01, 2008 at 10:34 AM
Great project! Please share more ideas for us to use in our homes. I am challenged to reduce our waste as well. Thanks.
Posted by: Billlie | January 01, 2008 at 10:33 AM
To address the question about bottled water, please go to this website...
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/117/features-message-in-a-bottle.html
It really explains well why buying bottled water is hurting our planet and our neighbors.
Good for you, Ari, for doing this and making people aware that there is no "away"!
Posted by: Mimi | January 01, 2008 at 08:24 AM
Great political statement and hard to do from a personal standpoint, so good for you!
As someone who has been blogging for two years, a bit of advice: blogs don't need to be perfect. That's their beauty. Don't worry about editing everything perfectly - just throw some pictures up here! You can always add more verbal content later. Trust me, we all want to see it.
Posted by: Krisco | January 01, 2008 at 08:10 AM
Great political statement and hard to do from a personal standpoint, so good for you!
As someone who has been blogging for two years, a bit of advice: blogs don't need to be perfect. That's their beauty. Don't worry about editing everything perfectly - just throw some pictures up here! You can always add more verbal content later. Trust me, we all want to see it.
Posted by: Krisco | January 01, 2008 at 08:09 AM
A great idea. I hope we can all learn something from this. But it must stink!
Posted by: Rhea | January 01, 2008 at 06:44 AM
Thank you for doing this project. I liked your perceptive and thoughtful comments and I'm heartened to know that you and others are mindful of what we consume and throw "away."
Kind regards.
Vicky
Baltimore
Posted by: Vicky | January 01, 2008 at 06:13 AM
Can you add vykky ebner to you garbage pile for saying wicked cool? It made me want to get out my Flashdance comforter.
Good job though. I have almost no garbage waste. I recycle EVERYTHING. Thanks for spreading the word!
Green in Oregon! (redundant huh?)
Posted by: Mary | January 01, 2008 at 03:30 AM
I think you project is a great one, it gives a visual for all of us visual types to see that trash doesn't magically disappear when we put in in the trash can.
I'm curious how much you'd have left if you recycled all the recyclables (such as the ice cream containers, egg cartons, etc.) and donated all the reusables (such as the bike locks).
I think you already did really well reducing the amount of garbage you produce. Keep up the good work!
Posted by: Heather | January 01, 2008 at 01:10 AM
Awesome !! I can't believe the trash I throw away. So much Damb packaging, plastic this, plastic that. Boxes, newspapers, leftover food. All I can say is great job. Let people say what they want, but, it does sometimes take others to go to these measures to make the rest of us see how wasteful we really are. THANKS AGAIN
Posted by: Bill Morris | December 31, 2007 at 09:26 PM
Ari,
I found your project on CNN.com-- what a story. I agree with many of the comments above. Most interestingly enough, you seemed to not generate too much trash. I seem to generate much more than you, for some reason. I also too wonder about the hygenic effects of the collection, like egg containers (even though your diet is mainly vegetarian). And the smell, too. I haven't fully surfed your site yet to see if you washed out containers (and those embarrassing items)-- that will be surprising when I find out more.
Very good points you make! Great comments!
- John
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