Waste Management in SC

Household waste has been a part of our daily life at home since the beginning of time, in South Carolina and anywhere else. Throwing our garbage into the designated area is considered a household chore. It’s the same thing as cleaning your house or hovering.

But still many people find themselves with a significant amount of trash at home even though it’s a bit daunting to manage these wastes. Well, this is thanks mainly to a growing number of consumers who have the habit of getting rid of product packaging, food wrappers, food waste, and other unnecessary materials.

Reducing the amount of trash you bring home can make a big difference when it comes to pollution and sustainability. It may sound so easy, but minimizing your household waste creation can be more challenging than you may think. It’s quite hard to get rid of litter as we do food shopping regularly. Shopping for food alone can generate such huge volumes of product packaging, wrapping, plastic bags, food leftovers, etc.

Here are some simple tips that you can follow for reducing your waste materials at home:

• When buying things, you should pay attention to the volume of packaging you are bringing in. Are they recyclable? If not, then it would be good not to buy these.
• If possible, buy in bulk packages. For example, getting one large bottle of fabric conditioner is going to last longer than using many smaller bottles. You are just going to accumulate lots of these bottles at home. Aside from saving space for your trash, you can also save money buying larger containers.
• Cook more often at home. Even though preparing your food at home could generally end up with some trash from wrappings, but still you are going to produce lesser waste than if you had a take-out, plus it should be healthier.
• Minimize the garbage you put out. Yes, it’s a simple concept yet you will be surprised at the outcome of following the necessary steps on garbage reduction.
• Whenever possible for you to recycle items in your home, do it! It is one of the best ways to lessen the amount of trash you end up throwing in your bin.
• Buy more sturdy and lasting products so you won’t be buying them so often and pile them up in your home. Also, take good care of your clothes, gadgets, and appliances to minimize their turnover.
• We often throw broken objects right away without thinking about it. Why not trying to repair some of them? Or else bring them to a technician to have the items repaired. This is greatly economical.
• You can sell your items or appliances that you don’t like to use. You can also have them as a giveaway or try donating them to a charity.
• Practice the habit of composting your food and garden vegetal waste instead of always putting them directly into the trash bin.
• Cook food in the amount you can consume to avoid leftovers. Food waste is often a problem in many households all over the world.
• Make a habit of reusing whatever things you can. An effective way of reducing the amount of garbage you gather at home is through reusing regular household items. This can be done by using shopping bags again as much as possible.

Try also to reuse plastic containers and bottles. Moreover, reuse paper by printing on both sides. Teach your kids to be efficient in using both sides of their papers. Allow them to write or draw on the back part of a used paper.

Envelopes can be reused too. Do it by sticking paper over the writings in the envelope such as the name and address. You can also use these envelopes as a scrap paper for your notes.

It is very important to associate all your family members in managing your household wastes. Let’s make Georgetown a cleaner and greener city, by avoiding wasting and polluting.