Since I began down this path to become the ultimate Trashman I am getting so many links from friends and family. They are amazing and perfect discussion starters, so thanks everyone! Keep em coming.
Rather than read them and realize all this ultimate knowledge myself I decided to share them with the world. Here they are, enjoy.

From imomster: More states are moving to establish safe recycling programs and address the mercury content of the popular curly…
Save waste by getting rid of all those wires: Nokia has taken another baby step in that …

There I was reading up on the world of trash when I came across an article (pdf) that said:
“There’s an easy way to make a big difference for the environment: Simply
follow your car manufacturer’s guidelines for oil changes.”

This completely blew me away. Like a newly awoken child I ran out to my car to check what my car manual says. Every 10,000 miles!
I drive an Acura and I should be doing it every 10,000 miles or every year (whichever comes first). The manual even said under severe/extreme conditions I only …

KAI RYSSDAL
I don’t know how it works for you, but at my house anyway, it’s the blue garbage can for recycling, the green one for yard trimmings and the brown one for trash. Nothing though, for leftover food. Unless you’ve got a composting heap in your backyard, you throw scraps right in with the regular trash, no? Not so in San Francisco. The city wants to boost its already high recycling rate by making composting mandatory.
Why?
“to push the recycling rate to 75 percent or beyond.”
The Story
This is an interesting …