Plastic trash on a cruising boat has its challenges. Here are my best tips for dealing with it in remote areas.
Managing Trash
on a Boat
on a Boat
Ugh. It's stuff you don't want -- boxes, wrappers, food scraps -- and yet it can take up an inordinate amount of the limited space on a boat.
Ways to lessen trash, store it and deal with it.
🎧How to Compact Boat Trash
How do you deal with trash on a boat? Well, compacting it is a good start. Here’s how.
🎧Garbage Disposal When Coastal Cruising
How do you discard trash while coastal cruising or doing short island hops? Well the best answer isn’t dumping it in the water. Here’s what to do instead.
🎧Trash Management to Avoid Bugs
How do you manage your trash to avoid a major cockroach or ant infestation?
Getting Tough on Ants & Roaches
One simple thing is keeping our boat pest-free despite being in southern Florida.
Dish Scraping 2.0
If you use a Ziploc bag to store your food scraps and scrape plates into, this little device is like having someone to hold the bag open for you!
Manage Your Boat Trash to Avoid Bugs
Want a bug-free boat? Manage your trash so they don’t see your boat as an all-you-can-eat buffet!
Prevent a Clogged Head/Toilet on Your Boat
A clogged head usually means a nasty job where you have to take the toilet halfway apart. Many cruisers follow this rule and go years without a clog.
Burning Trash When You Live on a Boat
Many wonderful cruising areas don’t have much in the way of trash service. And so you have to do it yourself. Here are a few tips on responsibly burning what you can.
Dealing With Garbage on a Boat
Boats don’t have garbage disposers! So how do you deal with garbage? A few suggestions for dealing with food scraps.
