Their solution
A head-to-head competition where less is more. One bin each. Who will have the least waste?Here's the trailer:
There's fun is watching how they navigate the challenge - and learn how to quickly add "no bag" every time they buy food.
Their 3 Rules
1. No buying stuff (no devices, no clothes, no shoes, no material presents)
2. No producing garbage.
3. Take responsibility for their own waste (even if eating out).
They also meet some interesting people along the way:
Brian
Brian Burke lives in a block of 20 units which no longer needs a garbage bin. They have some containers in the garage for collating things like batteries, bottle tops etc that they take to specific recycle places.Brian's favourite thing is compost - it eliminates so much waste.
Chris
Chris Jordan is the corporate lawyer-turned-artist who creates some mind-boggling art out of showing just how much waste we generate. It's one thing to know that America uses 210 billion cups. But to see that number represented in art really hits home.Check out his website, particularly the galleries Running the Numbers and Running the Numbers 2. These artworks are normally several metres across. From a distance they look like a normal picture (or nothing at all). It's only when you step up close (or zoom in on the website) that you can see what makes up the picture.
What to do?
If you're keen to see the movie, you can rent it online - or buy the DVD (in very minimal packaging).If you're keen to get started, check out the Top 10 Tips from the couple who spent a year doing this.
For people in apartments, also check out ShareWaste for composting.
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