Why?
1. Cleanliness – Some people were not cleaning their recycling. Not only was this an issue with bugs, it was also something the volunteers shouldn’t have had to handle each week.
2. Trash – Each week (especially with the plastic) lots of trash was put in the bins. Just because it’s plastic does not mean it can be recycled. Also, the lids should have been removed from glass. This was not happening.
3. Volume – The amount of recycling we were getting was getting to be more than a few people could handle. It was also starting to outgrow the little improvised area we set aside in the hall, and was starting to look bad.
4. Junk – For some reason, the recycling area attracted all kinds of junk. Everything from wood to clothes was being left next to it, and it looked really bad.
My original intent for the recycling program was that if a few of us were already recycling, we could help out others by taking back their clean recycling. Maybe we could still arrange something like this with cooperative volunteers. If you are still interested in recycling, or have any ideas, please contact me.
2. Trash – Each week (especially with the plastic) lots of trash was put in the bins. Just because it’s plastic does not mean it can be recycled. Also, the lids should have been removed from glass. This was not happening.
3. Volume – The amount of recycling we were getting was getting to be more than a few people could handle. It was also starting to outgrow the little improvised area we set aside in the hall, and was starting to look bad.
4. Junk – For some reason, the recycling area attracted all kinds of junk. Everything from wood to clothes was being left next to it, and it looked really bad.
My original intent for the recycling program was that if a few of us were already recycling, we could help out others by taking back their clean recycling. Maybe we could still arrange something like this with cooperative volunteers. If you are still interested in recycling, or have any ideas, please contact me.
Cardboard is still being collected (it's a separate program) and for now we are still collecting aluminum.
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