I would love to start recycling my garbage, but there isn't a recycling center anywhere near where I live. How could I start recycling given the situation?
Where do you live that there is no recycling place near by? That is odd. In any case, if you have the room you could crush and store your cans until there are enough to take to a distant center. Similarly with glass. Be sure to rinse them well before crushing to help cut down on the vermin. Perhaps your best contribution would be to switch from single use recycelables to reusable containers. Reducing your waste is the easiest way to recycle. Reusing things is home style of recycling. Reusing leads to improvising and that creates a space where you know most of your stuff as an individual item. "That jar used to hold mayonayse, now it holds my pasta." Modern consurmerism "judges" people by how many mass produced things you have. Rather than having personalized items, your possesions are the same as everyone else's. Individuality is expressed by how many of those items you have. An older style was to have personal posessions. The quality and your use of those items was important, as well as having many items. You were judged not by the quantity of your stuff, but by the quality of your stuff and how you used it. I know that stepping out of the modern pradigm is not completely possible, but reusing is the most efficiant way to recycle our resources as well as a way to claim an individual identity not defined by the size of your pile of crap.
Yes, where are you that there is none "nearby?" I think that 45 miles is OK with a VERY full load of recyces. Now I have to hit three places (hopped to the other side of denver sprawl). If you let me know where you are, I might be able to find something.
O.K., I might could have phrased that better. There is no center nearby, that I know of. For a start, I am going to start reusing things. Thanx.
just make some phone calls, look on yahoo yellow pages, etc, out here in cornfields land no where important IL we have one small recycling "program" within one of the refuse companies, but they only will take plastic and newspapers and it costs you to participate so very few ppl opt for this most all of this state is very poor, if not all, very few programs of any kind anymore, our previous governor bankrupted this state and got into scandulous trouble, so there went alot of things in the state, shut downs, eliminations, reductions, rollbacks, etc. whats left now costs more than it ever has, but thats how it is in alot of places now i guess, no employment opportunites, alot less of them now, and so forth good luck
How about scavenging your local tip? I have picked up all sorts of goodies from my local tip over the years.I know this woman in East Gippsland -who is a dark greenie -who has about half the things in her house -that she built herself- from different rubbish tips.She reckons the tip at Canberra is one of the best she has ever been to.
put your effort into reducing, not recycling. although the recycling fad has a lot of momentum in the united states right now (because it's an easy way to feel like you're helping the world), it's very debatable just how helpful it even is in this country. the system is poorly executed and results in a great deal of waste. i think it's ok to say aluminum recyling is a pretty postive thing, but reusing glass is much more efficient than recycling it, or buying plastic containers. the rest? i just don't buy into.
you could save everything that can be recylced, and then like once a month, or 2ce a year, whatever is convienient, take a long strange strip to a far away recycling center and give it all to them .and if it pays you, then you get alot more money (not really, but all together at once) that you can look at.
reducing and reusing are just as good as recycling. It all works in a triangle. I have an onsite recycling bin down in the basement of my building. Makes it a lot easier. I also shop at Wild Oats and everytime anyone reuses an old bag they are given a wooden nickel to donate to a charity of their choice. It's the little things that make life worth living.
did you READ the thread? www.earth911.org has been here three times now, have you GONE to the site? We've asked where you are to HELP you but you keep asking the same Q. I cannot get too specific unless I know what country you are in and if the US, state. But, i'm a greenie to my soul, so VISIT THESE LINKS! http://www.obviously.com/recycle/ http://www.grrn.org/ http://grn.com/ http://www.alupro.org.uk/ cool trees for Africa programme! UK site want a job in recycling? http://www.resource-recycling.com/ and a cool home recycling center from Iowa State's Extension office: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM1438.pdf Lions Clubs accept old glasses, see if your eye care center has a box, often its in the back because of corporate rules. lots of car repair shops accept used motor oil. Your community might have pick up service. Not all companies provide cool bins, but do you ever notice colored milk crates at the curb?
DON'T BUY ALUMINUM! Sure, it can be recycled easily, but the process releases greenhouse gasses that contribute to global warming. Glass is the way to go. Reduce, reuse, and as a last resort recycle. just my two cents. Peace, love and take care of our home!!!
Vernon is how far from Wichita Falls? That's probably your best bet. I remember we had y'all in our football league, but never went there. simple to recycle: newspapers: lots of podunk towns have this look for a BIG green skiff, looks sort of like the back of a truck. Some will also accept glass. plastic 1 and 2, look for a symbol on the bottom. glass. Might have to keep brown and green separate from clear. aluminum cans. Chances are a scout troop is collecting these, as they get some money for it. see if the elementary school has recycling and see if you can bring yours on pickup day. try the city: City of Vernon Public Works Ronnie Richie, Director 2015 Oak St Vernon TX 76384 940/552-9961 940/553-1622 this might only be oil, since this is public works, it could have others. * Goodrum Wrecker & Winch Truck Service 6591 Business Highway 287, Vernon, TX 76384 Tel: (940) 552-2842 * Iesi TX Corporation , Vernon, TX 76384 Tel: (940) 552-5599 * Vernon Recycling 213 Wilbarger Street, Vernon, TX 76384 Tel: (940) 553-1352 Does this get ya started, hippyman? I recycled in Weatherford in the 70s and 80s. It CAN be done. and to crypto man, recycling is better than bauxite mining. everything is a balance and trade off for convenience.
Hey Drumminmamma, I didn't say don't recycle Aluminum, I said don't Buy Aluminum. I agree that bauxite mining has an extremely adverse effect on local environments, and the GHG emission standards are in favor of recycling over virgin ore production, but if we sacrifice the convenience of Aluminum, and pay a bit more for glass, we all benefit.
Something very simple you can do is to buy a water bottle that can be reused. Many people don't realize that the bottled water craze has been a huge factor in the amount of waste that is created. By simply carrying around a plastic one and getting a water purifier, it would save money and would decrease the waste.
