Comments on: Why Neat Freaks Like Me Are Bad For the Environment http://cottagedaily.com/2007/12/03/why-neat-freaks-like-me-are-bad-for-the-environment/ Online Guide to Cottage Living Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:02:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Julie http://cottagedaily.com/2007/12/03/why-neat-freaks-like-me-are-bad-for-the-environment/#comment-563 Julie Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:36:39 +0000 http://cottagedaily.com/2007/12/03/why-neat-freaks-like-me-are-bad-for-the-environment/#comment-563 Thank you Heather, I had no idea the impact I was having on environment, despite the newsletters we receive from our cottage association, telling us to stop raking the beach. I think the message is slowly starting to sink in, but I think we need to keep saying it over and over again. Cheers, Julie Any snow yet? Our came and went all in the same day. Gotta love west coast living. Thank you Heather,
I had no idea the impact I was having on environment, despite the newsletters we receive from our cottage association, telling us to stop raking the beach. I think the message is slowly starting to sink in, but I think we need to keep saying it over and over again.

Cheers,
Julie
Any snow yet? Our came and went all in the same day. Gotta love west coast living.

]]> By: Heather http://cottagedaily.com/2007/12/03/why-neat-freaks-like-me-are-bad-for-the-environment/#comment-557 Heather Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:57:33 +0000 http://cottagedaily.com/2007/12/03/why-neat-freaks-like-me-are-bad-for-the-environment/#comment-557 Good post with a lot of food for thought. When I am doing consultancy work with owners who are thinking of renting out, I often hear them say they will be cleaning up the shoreline and bringing in sand to make a beach. Many are totally unaware of the impact any changes have on the environmental balance of the waterfront and have not considered that changing any aspect of the waterfront requires a go-ahead from the MNR. The mindset of some people who are buying waterfront is still rooted in their city landscape - neatly manicured lawns, with not a weed in sight. It is hard work chipping away at that fixed viewpoint and trying to educate them that keeping the environment natural is the way to save our shorelines from eventual disintegration. Ooops - rant over!! Environmental Challenge - We have saved over $150 this past year because of recycling. We don't have garbage collection and pay $1 per bag when we take stuff to the dump. Since we now recycle 90% of our garbage (including composting), we've reduced our mountain of garbage going to the landfill and only have one bag every two weeks or so, instead of three per week! Good post with a lot of food for thought. When I am doing consultancy work with owners who are thinking of renting out, I often hear them say they will be cleaning up the shoreline and bringing in sand to make a beach. Many are totally unaware of the impact any changes have on the environmental balance of the waterfront and have not considered that changing any aspect of the waterfront requires a go-ahead from the MNR. The mindset of some people who are buying waterfront is still rooted in their city landscape - neatly manicured lawns, with not a weed in sight. It is hard work chipping away at that fixed viewpoint and trying to educate them that keeping the environment natural is the way to save our shorelines from eventual disintegration. Ooops - rant over!!

Environmental Challenge - We have saved over $150 this past year because of recycling. We don’t have garbage collection and pay $1 per bag when we take stuff to the dump. Since we now recycle 90% of our garbage (including composting), we’ve reduced our mountain of garbage going to the landfill and only have one bag every two weeks or so, instead of three per week!

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