There is no such thing as garbage in nature. Everything nature creates is used to create something else. This is not how human beings currently operate, and we are beginning to discover the consequences of our mistaken notion called garbage.
There are ever fewer places for our garbage to go because of community opposition to local landfill sitings and incinerators. This confrontation with reality is forcing us to change our notion of garbage. The question, 'Do I have a way to reuse or recycle this object?' needs to be part of our basic approach to using the Earth's resources.
This section will help you develop the necessary lifestyle practices to more effectively steward the resources you bring into your home. Perhaps you can be the first on your block to have a no-garbage household - a challenge indeed, but one that must eventually become commonplace if we are to create a sustainable planet.