wasted!

the city of san francisco has a goal of reaching zero-waste by
the year 2020. although this may not be realistically achievable,
it allows for the contemplation of an effort that ultimately
helps citizens consider their waste in a responsible fashion.
the city currently has an impressive 72 percent recovery rate
through an aggressive recycling program and a civic base
that maintains a pride in progressive solutions to the many
problems we face as a society.

one simple solution: REDUCE at every opportunity. for many
other suggestions and strategies to consider your choices on a
daily basis, check out the website daily acts.

we try to do our part by re-purposing wood scraps from our
larger projects in creating lamps, seating, containers,
and various other smaller scale pieces. we source salvaged
and reclaimed materials at every chance and promote this as
a first option to our clients. we also collect our saw dust and
distribute it for free to local ranchers and others to find a
re-purposed application. as a business we have NEVER had
garbage pick-up. NEVER. we haul any unusable scraps to the
sonoma county recycling center for use in creating mulch.

in other topics about solutions for watse, we recommend
this article in the ny times reporting on the broad use of new,
cleaner garbage incinerators across europe that convert trash
into heat and electricity.