Wednesday, May 18, 2011

RECYCLE

Have you gotten into recycling yet?  I have been doing this for a while now.  One would be amazed at how much less trash you take to the trash container.  Our town has purchased a recycle bin for the area residents to put their recyclables in.  These are the materials that can be placed in our bins;

Aluminum & steel (tin) beverage & food cans
Plastic beverage, food & soap containers (containers #1 thru #7)
Glass containers (all colors of food & beverage jars & bottles)
Newspapers (including inserts)
Magazines, junk mail, office paper, books, phone books, catalogs
Cardboard & pasteboard (NO shredded paper)

The State of Kansas is asking every community in Kansas to reduce the waste stream by recycling materials that can be recycled.  It seems like we are a wasteful society.  If we all would recycle a little bit before long you'll see it's not bad.  Some trash companies offer a separate container for recyclables, which is nice.  As for our little town, we all have to take ours to the bin.  There usually isn't a time when our bin doesn't have something in it.  By the looks of it, I would say the city has to dump it 2 - 3 times a week.

Do you take your own bags when you go shopping?  This cuts down on the use of the plastic bags.  I found a website http://www.plasticbagrecycling.org, which will help you find places where a drop box is located.  Here the the different kinds of plastic that they accept.  Please note that all bags need to be clean & dry.

Grocery bags
Retail bags (hard plastic & string handles removed)
Paper towel & toilet paper plastic wrap
Plastic newspaper bags
Plastic dry cleaning bags
All clean, clear bags labeled with a #2 or #4

As I've stood in line waiting to get checked out, people have made the comment to me "so your one of those people."  I reply "well yes I am."  I have my bags in the car and on the coat hook by our back door.  So when I walk up to our local grocery store I can grab the bags on the way out.  There are many stylish bags available for purchase and some companies will give some away too.  I just got a freebie bag that is made out of recycled water bottles.

Watch out you might get hooked.  Have a great day.