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Originally Posted by Hancle704
Not sure I agree with your facts. I see many unsightly plastic bags put at end of driveways several days before pick up when residents are headed out of town. Then when there is a holiday on pick up days, they sit there for few extra days in some neighborhoods. There have also been posts about critters getting into and ripping plastic bags apart leaving a mess for someone to pick up.
I have lived in areas where folks used covered containers with secure covers. The point I wanted to make was that adding more plastic bags to the environment sort of defeats the recycling goal. A secure container is reusable for years, adds nothing to the landfills and in many cases those same containers are made from recycled items.
To the point about them being unsightly, they come in a variety of colors, and can be painted with flowers, etc on them.
I don't present this as facts, only my opinion.
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They are not supposed to put the bags out until the night before. If my neighbor is going to be gone they ask me to put their bag out the night before. That is the rule. If you have someone that does it repeatedly, call the TV cops :cop:- whoever they might be. : :dontknow:
Where I lived in NJ I had two large plastic garbage cans devoted to recyclables. When they were full I dragged them up to the curb on recycling day. I also bundled my newspapers in 12 inch stacks and dragged them to the curb. In NJ recycling was mandatory.
Instead of saying just stating the facts I should said I was regurgitating what the paper said.
I was very happy putting everything into the big black bag when I got here. I was told that the recycling was done at the other end. That was fine with me and still is.
We now pay $1.47 plus $.25 per bag I use for recycling. >
Not a fan of recycling. ??? ??? ???