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No Such Thing as Waste

from Permaculture: A Rhymer's Manual by Formidable Vegetable

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Permaculture principle 6: Produce no Waste - In nature, there is no such thing as waste, only stuff in the wrong place! Heed this mantra and become a master of nutrient cycling!

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When I was a little boy, I liked to catch the rain
While people all around my town watched it flow right down the drain

But cos our little shed in the bush wasn’t on the mains
The only water we had to use was in a tank caught from the rain

Cos there’s no such thing as waste
Only stuff in the wrong place
No, there’s no such thing as waste
Misusing water’s a disgrace

Moved to the city, rented a house, on my way to buy a bed
Saw one lying on the side of the road so I took that one instead
And I also found a fridge, a couch and a big old plasma screen
In the biggest pile of thrown out stuff that I had ever seen

But there’s no such thing as waste
Only stuff in the wrong place
Yeah, there’s no such thing as waste
That old landfill is a disgrace

Down the track, I found out that diesel cars can run on veggie fat
Bought a truck and hit the road, smelling like fish & chips
I rescued piles of wasted oil from the back of restaurants
I’d be a fool if I bought my fuel when there’s oil nobody wants

Cos there’s no such thing as waste, woah no
Only stuff in the wrong place
I said there’s no such thing as waste
That old idea’s got to be replaced

Now we gotta refuse, reduce, reuse, repair, recycle
Refuse, reduce, reuse, repair, recycle

Now I get my things out of garbage bins and I compost every crumb
I save my seeds and eat my weeds and feed the leftovers to ya mum
Gonna build a house from the rubbish tip, gonna keep this planet clean
Reuse ideas that have been round for years to live within its means

Cos there’s no such thing as waste, woah no
Only stuff in the wrong place, scooba doo beeooden dip
I said there’s no such thing as waste, yay
Only opportunity to be embraced

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from Permaculture: A Rhymer's Manual, released April 1, 2013
Charlie Mgee: Ukulele, vocals, drums
Alex Burkoy: u-bass
Mal Webb: slide trumpet, trombone
Michael Boase: percussion

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Formidable Vegetable Denmark, Australia

Permaculture funk-swing for a changing world.

With a wheelbarrow full of dirty electro radish-beets, crusty jazz ukulele, swingin' strings and hyperactive horns, Formidable Vegetable are here to sow the garden of your mind with seeds of future-resilience in the funkiest way possible.

"So infectious that the most ardent climate sceptic would have trouble staying still"- Sydney Morning Herald.
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