Recycling in The Villages

[ckbenjamin]

Consumer Recycling. Since recycling is now history in TV I thought the following might help. Here's a link to what Publix will and will not take as well as HOW to prepare your items for recycling. Did you know you need to cut the 'zipper' off resealable bags? I didn't.

Customer Recycling | Publix Sustainability (https://sustainability.publix.com/storefront/customer-recycling)

With that said...Could someone please enlighten me as to where I might recycle aluminum and glass?

Let's start using re-usable bags, too not only @ grocery but everywhere we shop. And please quit buying bottled water. What a waste of $$ and resources. If you don't want to invest in a whole house filtration system, why not get a Brita or similar? I buy 3-5 gallon party containers @ Walmart and use them to store filtered water in refrigerator. They're handy for hurricane season, too.

[JoMar]

So part of the internal question is to recycle so things may be repurposed or put everything in the garbage to provide energy generation. Also, if our primary recycle dump (China) has stopped taking stuff, and The Villages isn't the only community with the issue, what is Publix doing with the stuff.

[Ladygolfer93]

Consumer Recycling. Since recycling is now history in TV I thought the following might help. Here's a link to what Publix will and will not take as well as HOW to prepare your items for recycling. Did you know you need to cut the 'zipper' off resealable bags? I didn't.

Customer Recycling | Publix Sustainability (https://sustainability.publix.com/storefront/customer-recycling)

With that said...Could someone please enlighten me as to where I might recycle aluminum and glass?


Let's start using re-usable bags, too not only @ grocery but everywhere we shop. And please quit buying bottled water. What a waste of $$ and resources. If you don't want to invest in a whole house filtration system, why not get a Brita or similar? I buy 3-5 gallon party containers @ Walmart and use them to store filtered water in refrigerator. They're handy for hurricane season, too.


Debate over bottled water aside, it does seem very odd that at a time when the entire world is consumed with worry over global heating, proper forest management, ocean pollution, fracking, off shore drilling, air quality, on and on and on, that the one thing we each CAN do, The Villages CAN do, and every town and city can do, is at least recycle as we have been doing. More world insanity, save our planet, and yet, the simple act of just separating organic materials, from paper, plastics, etc. we have decided to end. Why ? Because we have found an easier, and much more expensive, thing to do.... just put it all in bag or sack, any kind, any color, oh, do not put in medical waste, needles, paint, ........ so, no one would ever think of breaking that request right ? Will anyone throw in batteries anyway ? What happens when you burn batteries ? Does it make toxins in the air, or, maybe they will "clean" the air (which they say they have filters, cleaners, etc.) It all goes back to why is the "new" way the best. Why not go back to the old fashioned way of just throwing the paper, plastic, etc. in separate containers as we have for years. Could it be that recycling is not making as much money now, therefore, "saving" our planet, being "environmentally responsible" is not longer important unless, someone is making money ? Maybe just doing it "for the good of all humanity" might be a consideration ? Just sayin'.... how should any town, city, community make such decisions; based on money/profit, or, do somethings just make such good sense that it might have to be supported out of the same taxes that pay for road repairs, street lights, parking lot resurfacing, thousands of flower beds changed 2, 3, 4 times a year. All nice, all important, but maybe so is at least doing what we can to recycle ? Should fit in there somewhere on the "important" list I would think. As far as bottled water, I think there is no way to go back to none, but we can certainly cut down, WAY down. There will always be a need for those traveling to buy a bottle of water, many circumstances, traveling mothers mixing formula for a baby, just too many to mention. BUT...at home ? What's wrong with just drinking the water supplied here in the Villages ? Is it poisoned ? I just drink it out of my kitchen faucet, have for years ! Yes, I usually put ice in it, but the ice too comes from the same water. Is a Brita or whole house water system needed ? So is any part of our taxes paying for a water supply of clean water to drink ? Don't drink the water or buy bottled water, and then throw every kind of garbage in one container...LOL... you know people will get angry at ME (?) for saying this, but it's like wear a mask, no don't need a mask will not actually prevent you from getting the virus. Sit only outdoors to eat, no, sit indoors but ONLY 6 feet away, no, that's not right, actually the virus can get to as far as 12 feet away, so go back to eating outside. Don't go to the library, the virus lives on the books, but, apparently, it is not allowed to live on gas station pump handles (but I think it could personally....LOL). I don't mean this as "political talk", I truly do not, I just use some of these examples as so illogical. I really can't figure this out how people can demonstrate and scream and shout at street demonstrations, and I AM for freedom to demonstrate, yet the virus can not live in those moisture particles put into the air at demonstrations, but they can be dangerous at other events, maybe even sitting at the Brownwood square listening to music (if they ever have it again ?). I am not talking exclusively about the Villages in some of these references to water, garbage, and the demonstrations, just pointing out the world is getting very confusing and certainly more mixed messages than ever before. Certain things spread the virus, yet the same type of behavior or event does not in another setting ? I'm not on either "side" here, I just think there are a lot of things, including recycling, virus, riots, events inside and out, that is not making any sense ! What does make sense, is each one do what you can. As the person above commented, why take reusable shopping bags ONLY to the grocery store ? Why not to Beall's, Belk's, Walmart ? Not a major disruption to keep some in the car and golf cart. And, if you forget, you forget, they will always have bags, we know that because they have tired that all over the USA , charging $.05 for a bag, etc. and it just does not gain traction here. But we could do these small things ! We could recycle our garbage instead of the easy way out.... it's going to be a little more expensive according to the brochure we all got in the mail, but, hey, what's a little more money when its easier on us to throw all types of waste in whatever kind of bag we happen to have, I agree, it's much easier ! And, it's MUCH easier on our tax rate (they tell us) since there will no longer be so many trucks tearing up our streets and causing such high repair costs. Now, the next challenge ? Someone come up with a way to make people believe only one car at a time through the gates so we can cut down on those repairs too. Just think, like one half the garbage trucks, what if we only had one half the broken gates annually ?

[Bogie Shooter]

Who is buying recycle materials?

[biker1]

You can sell aluminum cans at a recycling center (can’t remember the name) in Oxford. Go north on 301 and take the right just before the strip mall where Napolino’s is located.


Consumer Recycling. Since recycling is now history in TV I thought the following might help. Here's a link to what Publix will and will not take as well as HOW to prepare your items for recycling. Did you know you need to cut the 'zipper' off resealable bags? I didn't.

Customer Recycling | Publix Sustainability (https://sustainability.publix.com/storefront/customer-recycling)

With that said...Could someone please enlighten me as to where I might recycle aluminum and glass?

Let's start using re-usable bags, too not only @ grocery but everywhere we shop. And please quit buying bottled water. What a waste of $$ and resources. If you don't want to invest in a whole house filtration system, why not get a Brita or similar? I buy 3-5 gallon party containers @ Walmart and use them to store filtered water in refrigerator. They're handy for hurricane season, too.

[Mleeja]

Debate over bottled water aside, it does seem very odd that at a time when the entire world is consumed with worry over global heating, proper forest management, ocean pollution, fracking, off shore drilling, air quality, on and on and on, that the one thing we each CAN do, The Villages CAN do, and every town and city can do, is at least recycle as we have been doing. More world insanity, save our planet, and yet, the simple act of just separating organic materials, from paper, plastics, etc. we have decided to end. Why ? Because we have found an easier, and much more expensive, thing to do.... just put it all in bag or sack, any kind, any color, oh, do not put in medical waste, needles, paint, ........ so, no one would ever think of breaking that request right ? Will anyone throw in batteries anyway ? What happens when you burn batteries ? Does it make toxins in the air, or, maybe they will "clean" the air (which they say they have filters, cleaners, etc.) It all goes back to why is the "new" way the best. Why not go back to the old fashioned way of just throwing the paper, plastic, etc. in separate containers as we have for years. Could it be that recycling is not making as much money now, therefore, "saving" our planet, being "environmentally responsible" is not longer important unless, someone is making money ? Maybe just doing it "for the good of all humanity" might be a consideration ? Just sayin'.... how should any town, city, community make such decisions; based on money/profit, or, do somethings just make such good sense that it might have to be supported out of the same taxes that pay for road repairs, street lights, parking lot resurfacing, thousands of flower beds changed 2, 3, 4 times a year. All nice, all important, but maybe so is at least doing what we can to recycle ? Should fit in there somewhere on the "important" list I would think. As far a bottled water, I think there is no way to go back, but we can certainly cut down, WAY down. There will always be a need for those traveling to buy a bottle of water, many circumstances, traveling mothers mixing formula for a baby, just too many to mention. BUT...at home ? What's wrong with just drinking the water supplied here in the Villages ? Is it poisoned ? I just drink it out of my kitchen faucet, have for years ! Yes, I usually put ice in it, but the ice too comes from the same water. Is a Brita or whole house water system needed ? So is any part of our taxes paying for a water supply of clean water to drink ? Don't drink the water or buy bottled water, and then throw every kind of garbage in one container...LOL... you know people will get angry at ME (?) for saying this, but it's like wear a mask, no don't need a mask will not actually prevent you from getting the virus. Sit only outdoors to eat, no, sit indoors but ONLY 6 feet away, no, that's not right, actually the virus can get to as far as 12 feet away, so go back to eating outside. Don't go to the library, the virus lives on the books, but, apparently, it is not allowed to live on gas station pump handles (but I think it could personally....LOL). I don't mean this a political, I truly do not, I really can't figure this out how people can demonstrate and scream and shout and yet the virus can not live in those moisture particles put into the air, and then you see other folks having church OUTDOORS (not talking about the Villages) and they are spreading virus. I'm not on either "side", I just think there is a lot of things, including recycling, virus, riots, events inside and out, that is not making any sense !

Nice rant, but if everyone had been following the reasoning, the for change The Villages makes sense. Recycle processors in China were the main destination for the US’s recycling products. China quit taking product from the US or accepted the product and dumped it in the ocean. Because there was/is no market for recycling our recycling was ending up in a landfill. Not much good going on with that. Just more mountains of trash in central Florida or Georgia.

At least with the trash to energy program the volume is being greatly reduced and electricity is being generated. Is it perfect? No, but is a damn site better than our trash going directly into a land fill. I understand that this process can and will remove metal which will then be recycled.

Some churches are still accepting newspaper, magazines, and paper. Publix is still accepting Styrofoam and plastic bags. There are ways to continue to recycle. And as with other posters, look for way to reduce your usage.

The one thing I haven’t seen anyone suggesting is we return to the days of reusable milk jugs, beer bottles, soda bottles, etc. Why, it cost a lot more and no one is willing to pay the price!

[Stu from NYC]

You can sell aluminum cans at a recycling center (can’t remember the name) in Oxford. Go north on 301 and take the right just before the strip mall where Napolino’s is located.

Just realized we do not even use aluminum cans these days.

Much more glass bottles like wine bottles, jars of salad dressing etc.

Wonder who would take those.

[Ladygolfer93]

So part of the internal question is to recycle so things may be repurposed or put everything in the garbage to provide energy generation. Also, if our primary recycle dump (China) has stopped taking stuff, and The Villages isn't the only community with the issue, what is Publix doing with the stuff.

Those are interesting questions too ? Isn't India also one of our primary garbage dumping place, maybe they are tied of it too ? I wonder if Publix does have a plan ? Many here work for them, maybe someone knows ? What does HD do with the batteries they collect ? Anyone know for sure ? When a community, or a city, does an only one time per year collection of old medicine, needles, paint, mercury alarms and light bulbs, etc. WHERE does all that go ? Does anyone think there are some people that just throw these kinds of things anywhere to get rid of them ?

[Ladygolfer93]

You can sell aluminum cans at a recycling center (can’t remember the name) in Oxford. Go north on 301 and take the right just before the strip mall where Napolino’s is located.

So, with that tip in mind, is there any organization, say a VFW, or a church group, or a food pantry, etc. etc. that collects and sells aluminum to support projects, schools even ? Thinking if so, Villagers could drop off their small amounts to those groups who may be able to sell in volume ? What about glass ? Does the Methodist church behind the Publix on 466 still collect paper ?

[Dan9871]

With that said...Could someone please enlighten me as to where I might recycle aluminum and glass?
.

Metal, both ferrous and non-ferrous, like aluminum, will be recycled in your regular trash pickup.

Metals Recycling - Covanta (https://www.covanta.com/what-we-do/metals-recycling)

[davem4616]

the cloth reusable grocery bags that we have need to be washed between uses

I think that I'll switch to the net bags that the Europeans use...not sure how to find them yet, but I'll google and
find out

[ckbenjamin]

Good question.

[diane reynolds]

You are right on. It is a travesty that there is no recycling. I am sick about that after doing so for many, many years.

[ckbenjamin]

Don't know about Methodist church but St Timothys on 27/441 takes newspaper, copy paper magazines, etc. No phone books but shredded office paper is OK.

[ckbenjamin]

Good info. Thanks.

[Dilligas]

the cloth reusable grocery bags that we have need to be washed between uses

I think that I'll switch to the net bags that the Europeans use...not sure how to find them yet, but I'll google and
find out
The net bags will also need cleaning between uses for virus protection.

[La lamy]

Consumer Recycling. Since recycling is now history in TV I thought the following might help. Here's a link to what Publix will and will not take as well as HOW to prepare your items for recycling. Did you know you need to cut the 'zipper' off resealable bags? I didn't.

Customer Recycling | Publix Sustainability (https://sustainability.publix.com/storefront/customer-recycling)

With that said...Could someone please enlighten me as to where I might recycle aluminum and glass?

Let's start using re-usable bags, too not only @ grocery but everywhere we shop. And please quit buying bottled water. What a waste of $$ and resources. If you don't want to invest in a whole house filtration system, why not get a Brita or similar? I buy 3-5 gallon party containers @ Walmart and use them to store filtered water in refrigerator. They're handy for hurricane season, too.

Wow, good for Publix for doing this and you for posting. :coolsmiley:

[merrymini]

Shredded paper has no value for recycling. The fibers are too short. I will start using plastic bags from other things for garbage Since they are burning it anyway and recycling what I can. Saving aluminum for recycling and hoping recycling picks up again in the future. What about all the toxic fumes from burning plastics and styrofoam? Reduce your purchasing plastic at the point of purchase. And if this is saving gas and energy, why am I paying an increase in fees this year with a prediction of an increase in fees next year? They will still be using the dump for glass. Hate it.

[mjkspear]

Fairway Christian Church at 466 and Morse has a newspaper collection bin in back of their building.

[Dan9871]

Saving aluminum for recycling and hoping recycling picks up again in the future.

Metal is still being recycled, you just don't have to separate it. Trash is being recycled as energy and fill for roads and other building materials. More info at Home | Covanta (https://www.covanta.com)

[Janlindsey4@gmail.com]

Thank you for the info!

[stan the man]

Just realized we do not even use aluminum cans these days.

Much more glass bottles like wine bottles, jars of salad dressing etc.

Wonder who would take those.

Google

[wiltma]

Consumer Recycling. Since recycling is now history in TV I thought the following might help. Here's a link to what Publix will and will not take as well as HOW to prepare your items for recycling. Did you know you need to cut the 'zipper' off resealable bags? I didn't.

Customer Recycling | Publix Sustainability (https://sustainability.publix.com/storefront/customer-recycling)

With that said...Could someone please enlighten me as to where I might recycle aluminum and glass?

Let's start using re-usable bags, too not only @ grocery but everywhere we shop. And please quit buying bottled water. What a waste of $$ and resources. If you don't want to invest in a whole house filtration system, why not get a Brita or similar? I buy 3-5 gallon party containers @ Walmart and use them to store filtered water in refrigerator. They're handy for hurricane season, too.

Ever knew they took all that. Thanks. Need to spread the word

[askcarl]

Debate over bottled water aside, it does seem very odd that at a time when the entire world is consumed with worry over global heating, proper forest management, ocean pollution, fracking, off shore drilling, air quality, on and on and on, that the one thing we each CAN do, The Villages CAN do, and every town and city can do, is at least recycle as we have been doing. More world insanity, save our planet, and yet, the simple act of just separating organic materials, from paper, plastics, etc. we have decided to end. Why ? Because we have found an easier, and much more expensive, thing to do.... just put it all in bag or sack, any kind, any color, oh, do not put in medical waste, needles, paint, ........ so, no one would ever think of breaking that request right ? Will anyone throw in batteries anyway ? What happens when you burn batteries ? Does it make toxins in the air, or, maybe they will "clean" the air (which they say they have filters, cleaners, etc.) It all goes back to why is the "new" way the best. Why not go back to the old fashioned way of just throwing the paper, plastic, etc. in separate containers as we have for years. Could it be that recycling is not making as much money now, therefore, "saving" our planet, being "environmentally responsible" is not longer important unless, someone is making money ? Maybe just doing it "for the good of all humanity" might be a consideration ? Just sayin'.... how should any town, city, community make such decisions; based on money/profit, or, do somethings just make such good sense that it might have to be supported out of the same taxes that pay for road repairs, street lights, parking lot resurfacing, thousands of flower beds changed 2, 3, 4 times a year. All nice, all important, but maybe so is at least doing what we can to recycle ? Should fit in there somewhere on the "important" list I would think. As far as bottled water, I think there is no way to go back to none, but we can certainly cut down, WAY down. There will always be a need for those traveling to buy a bottle of water, many circumstances, traveling mothers mixing formula for a baby, just too many to mention. BUT...at home ? What's wrong with just drinking the water supplied here in the Villages ? Is it poisoned ? I just drink it out of my kitchen faucet, have for years ! Yes, I usually put ice in it, but the ice too comes from the same water. Is a Brita or whole house water system needed ? So is any part of our taxes paying for a water supply of clean water to drink ? Don't drink the water or buy bottled water, and then throw every kind of garbage in one container...LOL... you know people will get angry at ME (?) for saying this, but it's like wear a mask, no don't need a mask will not actually prevent you from getting the virus. Sit only outdoors to eat, no, sit indoors but ONLY 6 feet away, no, that's not right, actually the virus can get to as far as 12 feet away, so go back to eating outside. Don't go to the library, the virus lives on the books, but, apparently, it is not allowed to live on gas station pump handles (but I think it could personally....LOL). I don't mean this as "political talk", I truly do not, I just use some of these examples as so illogical. I really can't figure this out how people can demonstrate and scream and shout at street demonstrations, and I AM for freedom to demonstrate, yet the virus can not live in those moisture particles put into the air at demonstrations, but they can be dangerous at other events, maybe even sitting at the Brownwood square listening to music (if they ever have it again ?). I am not talking exclusively about the Villages in some of these references to water, garbage, and the demonstrations, just pointing out the world is getting very confusing and certainly more mixed messages than ever before. Certain things spread the virus, yet the same type of behavior or event does not in another setting ? I'm not on either "side" here, I just think there are a lot of things, including recycling, virus, riots, events inside and out, that is not making any sense ! What does make sense, is each one do what you can. As the person above commented, why take reusable shopping bags ONLY to the grocery store ? Why not to Beall's, Belk's, Walmart ? Not a major disruption to keep some in the car and golf cart. And, if you forget, you forget, they will always have bags, we know that because they have tired that all over the USA , charging $.05 for a bag, etc. and it just does not gain traction here. But we could do these small things ! We could recycle our garbage instead of the easy way out.... it's going to be a little more expensive according to the brochure we all got in the mail, but, hey, what's a little more money when its easier on us to throw all types of waste in whatever kind of bag we happen to have, I agree, it's much easier ! And, it's MUCH easier on our tax rate (they tell us) since there will no longer be so many trucks tearing up our streets and causing such high repair costs. Now, the next challenge ? Someone come up with a way to make people believe only one car at a time through the gates so we can cut down on those repairs too. Just think, like one half the garbage trucks, what if we only had one half the broken gates annually ?

One very long thought...............

[Travelingal702]

Do they take these items on a regular basis or certain days of the week?

[popbaby2]

the cloth reusable grocery bags that we have need to be washed between uses

I think that I'll switch to the net bags that the Europeans use...not sure how to find them yet, but I'll google and
find out

If you only shop every 3 or 4 days or more, the bags don’t need Washing. Covid doesnt live that long on them. But if you are still worried about it, have several that you swap out every other time you shop. I personally use the green “grab bags” which hold the equivalent of 5 or 6 grocery bags, and have several of them. They are fabulous, and amazingly not too heavy to bring into the house.

[JanetMM]

Consumer Recycling. Since recycling is now history in TV I thought the following might help. Here's a link to what Publix will and will not take as well as HOW to prepare your items for recycling. Did you know you need to cut the 'zipper' off resealable bags? I didn't.

Customer Recycling | Publix Sustainability (https://sustainability.publix.com/storefront/customer-recycling)

With that said...Could someone please enlighten me as to where I might recycle aluminum and glass?

Let's start using re-usable bags, too not only @ grocery but everywhere we shop. And please quit buying bottled water. What a waste of $$ and resources. If you don't want to invest in a whole house filtration system, why not get a Brita or similar? I buy 3-5 gallon party containers @ Walmart and use them to store filtered water in refrigerator. They're handy for hurricane season, too.

Hi. In regards to buying bottled water, perhaps you could help with information. I currently drink only zephyr hills water. The water here is absolutely terrible tasting. For cooking I use tap water and my dog gets the filtered water from the refrigerator door. I feel bad about drinking the bottled water but that brand is the only water here that tastes like the water back home. Will those pitcher filters get me that taste? I would hate to buy one and still get yucky water! Thank you.

[kanoa1kale2]

One very long thought...............

Scientists Create Enzyme That Dissolves Plastic Bottles In Hours To Recycle Them Quicker (https://www.indiatimes.com/technology/news/scientists-create-enzyme-that-dissolves-plastic-bottles-in-hours-to-recycle-it-quicker-510555.html)

[Vikingjunior]

I don’t understand this new policy, what are we supposed to do with soda cans and cardboard like pizza boxes?

[Mleeja]

Hi. In regards to buying bottled water, perhaps you could help with information. I currently drink only zephyr hills water. The water here is absolutely terrible tasting. For cooking I use tap water and my dog gets the filtered water from the refrigerator door. I feel bad about drinking the bottled water but that brand is the only water here that tastes like the water back home. Will those pitcher filters get me that taste? I would hate to buy one and still get yucky water! Thank you.

The production schedule at the water bottling plant.
1. Publix private label
2. Evian
3. WalMart private label
4. Zephyr Hills
5. Kroger private label
6. Ice-Mountain
It all comes from the same place!

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Just realized we do not even use aluminum cans these days.

Much more glass bottles like wine bottles, jars of salad dressing etc.

Wonder who would take those.

Check your local crafters' guild (I hope Florida has those? If not, they should. Great idea to get one started if you're interested).

There are artisans who "repurpose" all kinds of glass containers and other glass objects. Turning wine bottles into beautifully hand-painted candle holders, gallon jugs into patio planters, colored glass into mosaic tops for tables made out of reclaimed wood, etc.

I personally have bought six Oui yogurts, just because I liked the glass jars they come in. I now have a full set of matching juice glasses as a result. I didn't own any juice glasses until then.

Can use them for pudding cups too but you can't put these glasses in the oven or microwave - they'll break. They ARE, however, dishwasher safe.

You can find other uses for them too, without changing them at all. Paper clip containers, golf pencil holder (they're not big enough for much longer than that), etc.

Talenti gelato jars are perfect for workshops - nails, screws, washers, hinges, all the little doodads that workshops have - all separated by category and size, and each container stacked neatly in rows. SInce the jars are 100 see-through, you don't have to open a drawer to find out what's inside. You only have to look.

The gelato jars are also great for holding cotton balls, cotton swabs, make up brushes. And you can paint them to obscure the print and make it your own cheerful design.

[Ladygolfer93]

Nice rant, but if everyone had been following the reasoning, the for change The Villages makes sense. Recycle processors in China were the main destination for the US’s recycling products. China quit taking product from the US or accepted the product and dumped it in the ocean. Because there was/is no market for recycling our recycling was ending up in a landfill. Not much good going on with that. Just more mountains of trash in central Florida or Georgia.

At least with the trash to energy program the volume is being greatly reduced and electricity is being generated. Is it perfect? No, but is a damn site better than our trash going directly into a land fill. I understand that this process can and will remove metal which will then be recycled.

Some churches are still accepting newspaper, magazines, and paper. Publix is still accepting Styrofoam and plastic bags. There are ways to continue to recycle. And as with other posters, look for way to reduce your usage.

The one thing I haven’t seen anyone suggesting is we return to the days of reusable milk jugs, beer bottles, soda bottles, etc. Why, it cost a lot more and no one is willing to pay the price!

I definitely agree with most of that. Reusing all, or most glass seems very logical. Remember gram always reminding me to "set out the wood crate that held the milk bottles and the cream bottle". She'd put a note on it with what to leave in place of the empties. But I suppose the cost of serializing them was high, etc. Don't think people today would ever consider most things, but.... perhaps the huge, thick, laundry detergent containers we used could be reused or refilled ? It just seems so much easier to NOT do all this doesn't it.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

If you only shop every 3 or 4 days or more, the bags don’t need Washing. Covid doesnt live that long on them. But if you are still worried about it, have several that you swap out every other time you shop. I personally use the green “grab bags” which hold the equivalent of 5 or 6 grocery bags, and have several of them. They are fabulous, and amazingly not too heavy to bring into the house.

Covid isn't the only thing you have to worry about with re-useable bags. Many people say "oh just toss it all in the bag" to the bag person (the vulgarity filter doesn't like the word b.a.g.g.e.r) at the supermarket, even when the bag person points out that they're asking to put wrapped raw (very juicy) chicken in with (very juicy) cut watermelon chunks. Cross-contamination festering in a re-useable bag is basically a petri dish of bacteria, the least of which is salmonella.

It's important to wash re-useable bags regularly.

[Ladygolfer93]

Who is buying recycle materials?

Thanks to those who are posting recycle locations and suggestions ! Also have to mention, LOVE the Orwell quote above ! Maybe it's time we put Orwell back on the college, and high school reading lists ? Speaking of writers that stimulate thinking and discussion, anyone else ever read any of French Sy-fi writer Raspail's works ? Difficult to find translations of some of them, but worth the search. Tremendous rhetorician like Orwell.

[graciegirl]

I definitely agree with most of that. Reusing all, or most glass seems very logical. Remember gram always reminding me to "set out the wood crate that held the milk bottles and the cream bottle". She'd put a note on it with what to leave in place of the empties. But I suppose the cost of serializing them was high, etc. Don't think people today would ever consider most things, but.... perhaps the huge, thick, laundry detergent containers we used could be reused or refilled ? It just seems so much easier to NOT do all this doesn't it.

It has become, "Pick your type of recycling". Some are more popular than others. We use leftovers, often wear older clothes. Hubs has a bunch of little garage odds and ends stored in red plastic coffee cans. One of my older friends here knew that a butterfly bush was going to be torn up and discarded when her daughter got a swimming pool and called me to rescue it. I do think most people are aware of being careful of the earth and of the environment, no matter how they vote. I am getting tired of some things being beat to death that no one can change. Again. We all use motor cars. Industrialization has halved poverty and hunger since the 1990's. Look it up. There is no pat answer and a lot of this is people trying to be more virtuous than the other. I am impatient with that sometimes.

[Ladygolfer93]

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[skip0358]

Put them in the regular trash can No need to sort as it's all going to get burned at the plant

[HospitalCoder]

Don’t be too sick about not being able to “recycle” anymore. I’m not sure how much was actually being recycled. My brother-in-law in Illinois worked for a large refuse company and he said a lot of recycle pickups actually went to the dump. I would rather see it burned.

[carenrn1]

The new trash/recycling program begins tomorrow October 1st. The recycling program was not profitable and caused many headaches for the workers/companies involved. Now everything will go to a burning facility called Corvana. Our burned trash/recycling will go to Duke Energy to be used as electricity. All your trash/recycling will go into one bag, any color but red can be used. Red is a biohazard bag. I use the black lawn/leaf bags. I called this week and you can use up your clear recycling bags also. There are 2 days the trash will be picked up e.g. Monday and Thursday which are my days. If your 2 days of pickup are changing a notice on your front door will be attached. If you don't get this notice your 2days of pickup remain the same. Your yard waste goes into the same large paper bags and will also be picked up on the same 2 days your trash bags are picked up. You can go to districtgov.org to find out more information. Sumter Sanitation is 352-748-0109.

[Dgodin]

Consumer Recycling. Since recycling is now history in TV I thought the following might help. Here's a link to what Publix will and will not take as well as HOW to prepare your items for recycling. Did you know you need to cut the 'zipper' off resealable bags? I didn't.

Customer Recycling | Publix Sustainability (https://sustainability.publix.com/storefront/customer-recycling)

With that said...Could someone please enlighten me as to where I might recycle aluminum and glass?

Let's start using re-usable bags, too not only @ grocery but everywhere we shop. And please quit buying bottled water. What a waste of $$ and resources. If you don't want to invest in a whole house filtration system, why not get a Brita or similar? I buy 3-5 gallon party containers @ Walmart and use them to store filtered water in refrigerator. They're handy for hurricane season, too.
From what I've been reading there is still one small section of the villages, the historical area, that will still be recycling.

I will know for sure when I get my trash pickup on Monday.

[Dan9871]

From what I've been reading there is still one small section of the villages, the historical area, that will still be recycling.

I will know for sure when I get my trash pickup on Monday.

Recycling is still going on, it's just being done with a single stream now instead of separating everything. Check out Home | Covanta (http://covanta.com)

[Byte1]

Florida is so low and flat, wouldn't it be a good idea to keep filling land fills? After all, who wouldn't want mountains in Florida? :MOJE_whot::a040:

[GOLFER54]

I put everything through my blender then make soup.

[CWGUY]

Recycling is still going on, it's just being done with a single stream now instead of separating everything. Check out Home | Covanta (http://covanta.com)

:ohdear: Actually "Single-stream recycling" is what we used to have. Now it will be waste to energy and metals will be recovered and recycled. :)

[LianneMigiano]

As time passes will the "people in-the-know" please report which places that formerly accepted recycled materials have continued to do so? Will Publix and Wal-mart continue to have those receptacles for plastic bags etc? Will St. Timothy's continue to have those bins for newspaper? I just have a hard time discontinuing all of the recycling that many sources have gotten me in the habit of conserving.

[jklfairwin]

The unfortunate fact is that there is no market to support recycling. Over 80% of "recyclable" material sent to "recycycle" is simply sent on to the landfill. The packaging and plastic industries are making making a fortune out of conning people into believing that recyclables are actually being recycled.

[coffeebean]

I don’t understand this new policy, what are we supposed to do with soda cans and cardboard like pizza boxes?
Put them in the trash with everything else.

[coffeebean]

The new trash/recycling program begins tomorrow October 1st. The recycling program was not profitable and caused many headaches for the workers/companies involved. Now everything will go to a burning facility called Corvana. Our burned trash/recycling will go to Duke Energy to be used as electricity. All your trash/recycling will go into one bag, any color but red can be used. Red is a biohazard bag. I use the black lawn/leaf bags. I called this week and you can use up your clear recycling bags also. There are 2 days the trash will be picked up e.g. Monday and Thursday which are my days. If your 2 days of pickup are changing a notice on your front door will be attached. If you don't get this notice your 2days of pickup remain the same. Your yard waste goes into the same large paper bags and will also be picked up on the same 2 days your trash bags are picked up. You can go to districtgov.org to find out more information. Sumter Sanitation is 352-748-0109.

We still have to use the paper bags for yard waste? I was planning to use the plastic bags for yard waste. It is so much easier when the yard waste is wet (such as weeds that are pulled after a heavy rain. The wet ground makes it so much easier to remove the weeds). The paper bags would break at the bottom. I have never had to use paper bags for yard waste before moving to The Villages. All yard waste was always put in large black yard waste bags.

[coffeebean]

Reading the official brochure from Sumter County, it states, "lawn clippings and similar yard waste should be placed in bags". It does not say paper bags but just "bags". I take that to mean plastic bags are OK to place yard waste in.

[Paper1]

Trash to energy sounds so wonderful. My former life was 40 years in paper manufacturing so somewhat familiar with recycle, at least in that industry. The plant processing this single stream waste needs paper fiber to produce the energy it sells. It burns quickly and hot. Recycle paper cost more to produce than paper made with virgin fiber so it quickly lost its luster in the US market place. That said it is a shame to burn this fiber at a time when demand for packaging and shipping board is exploding. Americans are “green” until they have to pay for it. I’d be curious what the recycle percentage is of Daily Sun stock. Newsprint lends itself to using recycle fiber, some are actually 100% recycle but difficult to produce.