Jul 10 2008
Stop Throwing It All Away and Recycle!
I recently moved into an established household in which recycling isn’t part of the vocabulary. Twice a week the trash bin was packed so full that there were additional bags sitting on the curb next to the already large container. I saw another, smaller container in a corner of the garage and when I asked, my partner and my roommate both thought it was just another trash bin. It wasn’t.
It was a recycling bin that had never been used. On the top of the bin was listed the items that can be recycled (currently only #1 and #2 plastics, newspaper, cardboard and office paper). Needless to say I jumped on the opportunity to cut down on the trash and though met with a bit of skepticism, the amount of garbage has been cut in half and the recycling bin sits on the curb once a week.
It really bothers me when people dont’ recycle. I know a lot of people who live in developments and they have stupid rules like you can’t throw out cereal boxes or plastic bags. Basically it’s newspaper and cardboard and that’s it. It’s ridiculous.
It takes so little effort to make sure that things are recycled - yet so few people make sure to do it. Glad you jumped at the opportunity!
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