Re: DO YOU RECYCLE ?

PINKdogWOOD · ‎05-13-2010

@ECBG I'm not sure it's a law here perse but our former mayor made recycling mandatory where I live - he started this 2-3 years ago now. So yes we do recycle. We never did prior to but now that we do, it baffles me why we never did before.

We did and still do have public recycling going on and have been for a number of years that folks take to (the bins) themselves but we never did. With this new program every household has a recycling bin and it's picked up every 2 weeks, and in fact on the same day the same company picks up yard waste. People can no longer put yard waste in the huge trash containers we all use, or of course you can take it to the dump.

I LOVE to recycle, it's so EASY, however I will say that there are certain items that we're told we can't recycle which actually makes me crazy.

kermiefrog · ‎03-10-2010

We have weekly curbside recycling pick-up so it makes it very easy for us. Sometimes I get a little lazy but for the most part, I try to do my share.

SeaMaiden · ‎03-10-2010

Yes, the city Where I live we have separate recycle, garbage and yard waste containers. . I recycle Everything I can. We have much less actual garbage thanks to recycling. Can not imagine not recycling! It is something I do without consious thinking.

sgraham30 · ‎03-14-2010

@MorningLover wrote:
My DD came home the other day with some takeout food for
herself. I was noticing the nice plastic containers with lids. It
has me wondering how many people recycle or reuse these
containers. How about All plastic containers, water bottles,
detergent containers, etc......Do you recycle ?

It saddens me to think that many people just throw them in
the trash daily !

We don't have curbside recycling but our community has two
recycling sites. They accept glass, plastic, cans, paper and
cardboard. I take advantage of this and try to do my part and
recycle everything I can.

I wish more people would do this. Please stop and think what
you are throwing away! Can you recycle it ? We all need to pitch
in and stop polluting our environment.

Yes, I definitely recycle: paper, clear glass & any plastic or styrofoam items that have a triangle with the numbers 1-7 indicated in them. We have trash pickup twice a week (Tuesday & Friday) & curbside recycling every Friday. My recycling can (smaller version of the trash can) is full every week, while I put the actual trash out maybe every 2 weeks on Friday.

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

Not really. Just the 2 of us and we have so little to recycle I don't do it. We do take cardboard to be recycled, but otherwise, we just don't have anything much. We do 90 percent of veggies from fresh, meat that is wrapped in paper, milk cartons that are paper, and that's about it.

HappyDaze · ‎06-13-2012

@Sooner wrote:
Not really. Just the 2 of us and we have so little to recycle I don't do it. We do take cardboard to be recycled, but otherwise, we just don't have anything much. We do 90 percent of veggies from fresh, meat that is wrapped in paper, milk cartons that are paper, and that's about it.

I don't understand why there being only 2 of you has anything to do with you not recycling much? Or do I misunderstand this? I only have two in my household, as do my parents and we all recycle.

Burnsite · ‎03-10-2010

Yes, I recycle.

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

@HappyDaze wrote:
@Sooner wrote:
Not really. Just the 2 of us and we have so little to recycle I don't do it. We do take cardboard to be recycled, but otherwise, we just don't have anything much. We do 90 percent of veggies from fresh, meat that is wrapped in paper, milk cartons that are paper, and that's about it.
I don't understand why there being only 2 of you has anything to do with you not recycling much? Or do I misunderstand this? I only have two in my household, as do my parents and we all recycle.

We just don't have much to recycle. Maybe a few pickle jars a year, but we don't have beverages in plastic or glass, don't do soft drinks, hardly ever use canned goods, etc. Lots of people have garbage like that but we typically don't.