# Sure, throw it away. Throw everything away! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 30, 2004, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-throw-it-away-throw-everything-away/252793 "2004-06-30T00:01:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-throw-it-away-throw-everything-away/252793/41 "2004-07-01T01:37:15Z")
> [@JohnBckWLD](#): > > If you do ever do start labeling yourself green, you may wanna consider the purchase of one of these [Envirolet composting toilets for the unbelievably low price of $1779](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=187260) You know, I’ve got IBS, and I’ve often wondered how one of those puppy’s would withstand the barrage which sometimes ushers forth from my nether regions. Can’t imagine it’d do better than the “low water” toilets which I’ve managed to, um, “kill” over the years. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-throw-it-away-throw-everything-away/252793/42 "2004-07-01T16:03:52Z")
> [@Bone](#): > > I have income and am willing to spend it on convenience, environment be damned. I’m unconvinced of the efficacy of recylcing in the slightest. If I can afford it, I want it, and it’s available, I’ll buy it. What a shithead. ---
**Author:** ![Elza\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Elza\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elza_B)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-throw-it-away-throw-everything-away/252793/43 "2004-07-01T16:28:30Z")
> [@Lynn Bodoni](#): > > It’s even funnier when one cat is in the bag, and the other cat sees the bag moving and POUNCES on it. Much hilarity ensues. Cats apparently don’t realize that their tails are part of them, except of course when some human grabs a tail. Do you think sometimes they DO these things just because WE’RE entertaining? I get the feeling that half of it’s for our benefit - and I admit, it cracks the hell out of me. Last night, I was swinging the tethered feather around for my girl, and my boy decided to try and get in on the action. He jumped up on the bed just as she was executing a well-timed half-backflip, and they both knocked heads. I got some SERIOUSLY dirty looks from both of them for laughing really, really hard. Ava ---
**Author:** ![Phedre\_no\_Delaunay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/839c29/32.png) [@Phedre\_no\_Delaunay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phedre_no_Delaunay)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2004, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-throw-it-away-throw-everything-away/252793/44 "2004-07-01T16:46:25Z")
My mom got me something called “Supercloth” and told me that it was good for cleaning all sorts of glass (mirrors, windows, monitor screens, etc.) I was dubious to say the least. I don’t know where she got it but it really works! You just wet it with water, wring it out thoroughly, and it cleans glass amazingly well. Better than any glass cleaner I’ve ever used. I’ve had it for several years now and it’s still going strong. No streaks, no lint, and sparkling clean glass. It’s great because I used to use paper towels and Windex for cleaning glass, now I use this and don’t use any cleaning products, just water. If you can find one of these, grab it! ---
**Author:** ![Lissa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2004, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-throw-it-away-throw-everything-away/252793/45 "2004-07-02T02:36:03Z")
Well, look on the bright side: our garbage dumps will be goldmines for future archaeologists. There’s a very interesting and entertaining book on the archaeology of garbage and the study of disposal habits called [Rubbish! The Archaeology of Garbage](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0816521433/qid=1088735510/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-2242946-7489502?v=glance&s=books) that some of you may enjoy. It discusses what happens to garbage in landfills, which demographic groups throw the most away of certain products, and studies the effects of recycling campaigns/ chemical disposal campaigns-- sometimes with surprising results. (For example, having a drive in which households can bring their toxic wastes and chemicals such as paint and cleaners for safe disposal actually tends to \*encourage \*people to throw those items in the regular garbage.) I’d recomend it not only as informative, but a fun read as well. ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2004, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-throw-it-away-throw-everything-away/252793/46 "2004-07-02T07:42:31Z")
> [@Phèdre nó Delaunay](#): > > My mom got me something called “Supercloth” and told me that it was good for cleaning all sorts of glass (mirrors, windows, monitor screens, etc.) I was dubious to say the least. I don’t know where she got it but it really works! You just wet it with water, wring it out thoroughly, and it cleans glass amazingly well. Better than any glass cleaner I’ve ever used. I’ve had it for several years now and it’s still going strong. I don’t have that same one, but we have several microfiber cloths. One is for dusting, one for cleaning glass, and one for cleaning bath fixtures. The textures of the cloths are different and they’re also made in different colors so you can identify them easily. And yes, they do work. The dust cloth grabs an amazing amount of dust and general gunk and really does hold onto it until you wet it. Much better than my mother’s old-T-shirt-and-Endust system, although don’t tell her I said that 😛 I don’t like the glass one for cleaning the outside of windows, but for mirrors, picture frames, and other small areas of glass it’s terrific. And I use the bathroom one to give the sink, tub, and toilet tank a quick wipedown daily - I can go a lot longer between the times I have to get out the cleaner. For the hard floors, I have a mop with a microfiber head that gets up dust’n’gunk in the same amazing fashion as my dust cloth. And when they get dirty, they go into the washer with a load of towels. Tada! I expect they will last for many years. For heavy cleaning, I have a handful of multipurpose products and a stack of cleaning rags. I don’t understand why anyone would want to pay for and **store** all that disposable/single-purpose gunk, let alone why they can’t see how much pollution and waste they are generating. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-throw-it-away-throw-everything-away/252793.md?page=2)