I recently moved into a new house & now I have gone through 2 weekly garbage collection cycles. Of the 6 other homes who put out their waste at my same spot, not one of them recycles in spite of the service availability.
The local company supplies the bins for free & distributes brochures on how to separate waste, and I have assiduously followed them for 20 years now. Not only do I trust I reduce the landfill load, if I didn't separate recyclables I would have to pay for a regular trash can twice the size of my normal one (32gallons). The amount of recyclables is not limited either.
So, do you recycle? Is it offered where you live? Is recycling good? Bad? Should it be required by law? That last one is my most recent reflex reaction to my neighbors apparent apathy. Perhaps I'll add a poll if there is enough interest, or not if it's a waste of time.
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semantics is not always just pedantic quibbling. ~ douglas r. hofstadter
