recycling

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I am fortunate to live in a town with curbside recycling. We don't even have to sort; just put it all in plastic bins & put the bins out by the street once a week. Before they started the curbside recycling, I had 3 big yellow stacking bins to sort aluminum, glass & tin, plus a box for the papers. They didn't take cardboard then, so I had to throw away the cereal boxes, when I couldn't think of anything to use them for. Then I had to load all that stuff into my car & take it to a central recycling place & unload it all. We also had to sort the glass by color. Needless to say, there wasn't a lot of participation in recycling! I couldn't do that now. We've had the curbside service for 3 or 4 years, and it seems to be working out well. They also have a place to take tree limbs, etc. & they are turned into mulch. The city uses the mulch, but residents can also buy it at a reasonable price. I think has been so supportive of recycling because of the nearly 20-year battle over a proposed landfill just outside of town. The site is so small that the landfill would only last for a few years, but the owners of the property just won't give up. It's right across the road from an elementary school & close to an airport, both of which violate state & federal guidelines. I really never worried too much about recycling until moving here & learning so much about the trash issue. Did you know that eastern states like New York & New Jersey have run out of places to put their trash, so they send it to the Midwest or put it on barges that apparently chug up & down the coastline. Homeless trash; so sad! The people wanting to build this landfill have admitted that they will be accepting trash from other states. We do need a landfill, but there are a couple of other sites that are much more appropriate. I think it's all about making as much money as they can before the landfill is full & has to close. Meanwhile, the taxpayers will be dealing with the consequences, including the extra stress on county roads not designed for it. So I guess I have become something of an activist on this issue, even though I can't work up much concern for the snail darter.

Ramblin' RoseModerator A merry heart is good medicine. Proverbs 17:22

To: Neurosarcoidosis From: shadowme@...Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:27:08 -0700Subject: Re: [sPAM]Re: bottled water-- WARNING: ?political issue

I tried the bottled water, I don't drink that much water so I quit. However I do the recycling bit. Cardboard, cans, bottles glass and plastic. All the cans bottles get washed before depositing them. The aluminum cans get crushed. We stack cardboard and papers separately and put them in the correct trash cans. I won't buy water but I could and maybe will to back to filtered water use with crystal lite drink packets. Thanks for reminding me.

Jackie

[sPAM]Re: bottled water-- WARNING: ?political issue

Rose I totally agree with you. I also use filtered water, to help out the environment. I am all for going green.Love to ya,

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