Final Thoughts

It's been a couple days since I finished the project, but I figured I'd give my blog another look when I realized something huge.  When looking at the blog day by day the trash amounts do not look that impressive, but when you add them all together you get an enormous amount.  After adding all the trash amounts together I had an amazing 223 total pieces of trash created by my roommate and myself.  Once you think of that depressing number add an additional 400 rooms worth of trash to that, then times it by 52 weeks.  This long equation adds up to over 4,638,400 pieces of trash in one dorm hall.  That's just some final thoughts I would like everyone to see.

8 Day Carbon Cleanse

Sunday April 17, 2011- Today is the last day! No more digging in the trash for me I will gladly not participate in this project anymore.  With being the last day I was so excited, I unfortunately had a relapse on trash creation compared to yesterdays trash count.  Today I realized it's a giant cycle that our country goes through, the whole  "green cycle" people act as if they want to be environmental friendly one day then the next they are tearing down forests. Today in our trash I found:
*4 Gum Wrappers
*11 Water Bottles
*2 Pizza Hut Boxes
*1 Caesars Pizza Box
*1 Tennis Can
*1 Toothpaste Bottle
*3 Receipts
*1 Cellphone
*1 New Cellphone Box
*2 Broken Rubber Bands
*Used Tape
*Broken Headphones
*Stack of Old Mail

8 Day Carbon Cleanse

Saturday April 16, 2011- Well today I went through hell and back to get this post up I had no internet connection what so ever in my dorm.  Today after a very long night and a few parties I actually had a talk with my roommate about all the trash created at the parties.  So since I am so good at influencing others I talked my roommate and my self into having a trash free day.  As of today the list of trash consisted of:
*Gum Wrapper
I would hate to say I was cheating the system or the project, but I'd rather say I didn't want to hurt the environment for just one day.

8 Day Carbon Cleanse

Friday April 15, 2011- So my roommate just got mad at me for digging through the trash at night because I was being too loud.  This project is making me reach a new low, or at least it is making me feel like a bum a little bit.  Whats worse is I'm beginning to recognize my ignorance I've had growing up about the trash myself and others create daily.  While walking to class I realized three people or so just throwing their trash on the ground in the quad.  Today in my trash I found:
*1 Shoe Box
*1 Torn Shirt
*30 Old School Papers
*1 School News Paper
The trash buildup was not bad at all today, I guess everyone that comes in my room did not want me digging through their trash.

8 Day Carbon Cleanse

Thursday April 14, 2011- Well today I am going to have a little more trash because I came across a bunch of trash in the hallway.  I guess I'm becoming a little bit of an environmental activist while participating in this experiment.  It really is a problem in todays education system, getting students to participate in activities to make them act a certain way, its almost like brainwashing what a smart and evil way to get their point across.
Today in the trash I found:
*5 Styrofoam Containers(Dorm Hallway Trash)
*2 Keystone Boxes(Dorm Hallway Trash)
*15 BudLight Cans(Dorm Hallway Trash)
*1 Glass Bottle of Jack Daniels(Dorm Hallway Trash)
*Taco Bell Cup(Dorm Hallway Trash)
*Unused Napkins on Ground(Dorm Hallway Trash)
*7 Water Bottles
*1 Razor Blade
*2 Soap Boxes
*1 Skittles Bag Wrapper
*3 Grocery Bags
*22 Red Cups
*16 Beer Cans
*Sonic Bag
Well that list took a while....

8 Day Carbon Cleanse

Wednesday April 13, 2011- OK its my third day into this project and I'm already dreading looking through the trash after the "items" found in the trashcan yesterday.  After today when I was about to able to dig through the trash I realized I had three giant recycling bins sitting right next to my bed.  Yet I have not sorted any trash into the recycling bin all semester long.  It's bad I have been using them as trash cans.  Today in the trash I found the following-
*4 Grocery Bags
*3 Ziplock Bags
*5 Clothing Tags
*1 Boxer Briefs Bag
*Old Tennis Gripping
*Protein Powder Jug
*Pizza Box
*6 Receipts
Well just to make a recap on all the trash I've collected in the past day, it's not as bad as I expected it to be amount wise.  The only reason is that me or my roommate are almost never there and it is still a pretty good amount.

8 Day Carbon Cleanse

Tuesday April 12, 2011-  So today I woke up actually excited about getting to look at my trash tonight to see what ended up in it throughout the day.  Yeah something really must be wrong with me if I'm looking forward to digging through trash.  When I began to think about "digging" through trash I realized something must be wrong with our society and how we look at trash, because if I had to think about digging through trash we create too much.  Today I found a few more additional items in the trash can:
*2 Condom Wrappers
*1 Toilet Paper Role
*Tennis Ball Can
*5 Coke Cans
*10 Water Bottles
*1 Chip Bag