Kat2

I've evaluated my footprint and know I'm in the 1% who leave a very slight imprint. I'm one person living here; I don't do that much laundry. Since I pay for trash pickup and I use it very rarely, I recycle what I can for cash. I carefully sort my wood scraps the county picks up to compost and no treated wood or even 2x4s go into the mix. (I've found tile and other stuff in what I pick up so I know others are not so careful.)

I use Neem or dish detergent for pests; I sometimes use herbicides but find pulling weeds in sandy soil to be very easy. I compost what I can. My laundry is set off from the rest of the plumbing; I have no desire to have black water in my yard.

I do have a septic tank so I'm not "pure". But what ticks me off is that the Indian River stinks. Supposedly the familiar stench is dying seaweed. Really? Those lovely and expensive houses along the river have septic tanks also. And there's no agency ensuring they're in good condition and are pumped out regularly. When the government cracks down on them, I'll worry about the little bit of soapy water that goes into my yard located located more than a mile from the river or any body of water. (Nobody here has city sewer and most are on city water.)

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