A rose by any other name...

...would smell as sweet.  Isn't that what Shakespeare said?

Hmmm, well what about garbage?

Garbage is on my mind at the moment, because we're thinking of canceling our pick-up service.  Not something I ever thought I'd be considering!  But over the past few years, it seems that we have less & less accumulating.  We compost a lot.  Recycle more.  And what does that leave?  Just the odd bits of plastic or foam that can't be otherwise disposed of.  We realized that in recent months we haven't even managed to fill the garbage can once a month, let alone once a week.

And then the most recent bill from the garbage collection company came.  And we thought - what exactly are we paying them for?  Wouldn't it be nice to have that bit of change in our pockets instead?

A little sleuthing around uncovered the fact that we can dispose of our recycling for free at a neighborhood recycle center.  And it's possible to dump one's own trash as the transfer station - $20 for the first 360 lbs.  I don't think we would be able to come up with 360 lbs in an entire year!  But, even paying $20 for the occasional bag a few times a year would be cheaper than paying monthly to the garbage company.

So, does garbage by any other name smell as 'sweet'?  Nope!  I think compost (free dirt for the garden [grin]) and extra cash in my pocket smell even sweeter!

Just check back with me in 6 months to see how this experiment has worked...