Corporate Waste

I used to work for a company that shared a floor with another company. When I worked there, they threw so much away that had a great useful life left. I’m guessing that they aren’t an anomaly in the corporate world. The sad thing is (yet not surprising) that they were not only a sponsor of the Good and Green Conference here in Chicago in December, but they had a panelist speaking, too. Before I knew that they were a sponsor, I had ripped the conference apart for contributing to the greenwashing phenomenon. I still stand by my argument that this was a total boondoggle on greenwashing America.

We live in such a disposable society and its really quite disgusting. When are people going to start changing the way they think? It’s total disregard for the planet, future generations, and for the people who could use these items that can’t afford them. Why are people so self-centered and arrogant that they can’t call up Goodwill or a service to come take this away and find a new home for it?

I have a mole and that mole sent me pictures of their recent cleanup. Some of the “trash” will be recycled by the building automatically, but much of it won’t. I think my mole is a freegan without even trying! Here is a very partial list of what this company threw in the trash to go to landfill:

• unopened peanut butter
• fire safety kits
• toilet paper
• dishes
• silverware
• cutting board
• craft items
• holiday decorations
• “granny” grocery cart
• coffee carafes
• t-shirts
• footballs
• pumkin carving items
• napkins
• blue recycling bags
• table cloths (flannel backed)
• picture frames
• designer eye glass frames (three pair)
• books
• folders
• plastic totes
• Eco tote bag