Alyice on August 12th, 2008

Thanks For Recycling

I have recycled in one form or another for years. I sell and/or donate items that are in working or useable condition to places like charitable institutions, garage sales, craigslists, nice-as-new clothing shops, and used book, video and gaming stores. I locate places that will take broken electronics and other items that won’t break down naturally, like cellular phones, old computers, and ink cartridges. I use old boxes when mailing out prizes, orders, and gifts—provided they’re in stable condition, that is. I shred used papers as matting for our hamster and bird. And have just recently begun using old containers and jars as an artistic outlet.

But up until two months ago, I wasn’t doing much recycling here in my hometown because I didn’t know a recycling program was in place. I never could locate one. In fact, many members of the community weren’t even aware of the program until a little yellow slip showed up in our garbage removal bill. Since then I’ve been retraining my family on the importance of sorting our trash. (I say retraining because we used to recycle in the other states we lived in.)

And so this past Friday, as I took five trash bags full of materials that could be recycled to the curb, I couldn’t help but feel good about my little contribution to a cleaner, greener planet.

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