Does anyone like this task
Who would want to do this job
Who needs to talk about this
Why do we see it as a dirty job
Why do we think it is a menial task
Why does our trash always stink when we don’t deal with it
Why do we avoid as long as we can to EMPTY THE TRASH
Why do we think it is not our job to EMPTY THE TRASH
Why do we always wait for our partners to take out the trash
Why do we leave our cleaners to deal with our dirty trash bin
Why do we hate doing the trash when our cleaner goes on Holiday
Why do we act so stupid thinking and hoping our trash will just go away
Why do we have a habit of ignoring the trash until it is well over the top
Why do we not bother to Consistently use trash bags and bin liners for our rubbish
Why are we not raising our children, showing them the value and importance of dealing with the trash
Why are we furious if we get home and the trash bin stinks
Why do we like to Blame others for our foul smelling trash
Why do we get angry and annoyed when the trash is not collected
Why do we always forget to put the bins out on the day of collection
Why do we resent emptying the trash when we share a house and it seems to only bother us, as no-one else cares
Why do we leave the trash in our bedrooms because we think as students that is cool
Why do we want our mums to come and take away the trash we have left for a week under our beds
Why do we not become role models and be the trash police in our households
In other words, Get on with it Consistently and call others to account if they drop the standard we are choosing to live
What is our trash saying about our lifestyle choices
What would happen if we ever had to start dealing with everything that we trash out there into the world
Dear World
What if EVERTHING IS EVERYTHING
That means absolutely everything matters
That means everything is actually important
What if simply emptying the trash is super important
What if not taking action with our trash affects our Health
What if we treat our trash the same as everything in life with
deep regard | respect | decency | love | care
What if this small job has a big effect on our home because we have not ignored, avoided or neglected it
Could it be possible that if we Commit to carrying out this task consistently, then emptying our trash just becomes normal – no big deal
Imagine life without a smelly bin or trash can ever again.
The following is taken from the Simple Living Global Back to Basics Program
ALWAYS DEAL WITH THE TRASH – DO NOT DELAY
Use rubber gloves and get stuck in
Remove bits so the bin is ready to clean
Make sure hot water is on the agenda
Designate a cloth just for trash bin cleaning
Add disinfectant or anti-bac or good old fashion bleach
No need to overdo it with the use of products
Start inside the bin – use anticlockwise movements
Rinse the cloth and change the water for round 2
Then get on with cleaning the outside of the trash bin
Pay attention and Focus on the task only
Clean the lid and place back GENTLY every time
Use dry cloth to wipe the bin – again anticlockwise
Use bin liners as it helps when emptying the trash
Get into a regular routine of cleaning the trash bin
In hot weather do this cleaning job more often
Do not make Excuses and ignore this important job
Keep Consistent with this Simple everyday task
Make a note to EMPTY THE TRASH on your computer too
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Comments 1
A great blog bringing focus to something rarely discussed.
It makes me consider the bigger problems we have with waste on Planet Earth.
If we can’t deal with our own waste, at a household or even room by room level, is it any surprise we are overrun with waste and struggle to handle it nationally and globally?
Personally, I am ok with bin emptying and cleaning the inside of the bins as needed. However, I always notice and appreciate if my husband has done the job so I don’t have to!
My kids do ‘bin duty’, taking the full bags out, though they least like dealing with the food waste bags that are seen as more ‘stinky’.
It is very interesting to consider. We are happy to produce the waste but we would prefer not to have to handle it ourselves.