Recycling and being "green"

[Ziggy]

I have totally become the recycle nut, officially.
Not only do I save, crush and return all my aluminum, #1 and #2 plastics(which nets me at least a few hundy each year) but I dismantle everything that I discard for recycling. Toilet and paper towel rolls, all our shred paper.....you name it it goes in the blue bin.
My city takes every plastic from #1 through #7, glass, tin, metal, styrofoam and basically anything paper. Any product we buy that has any of these components goes for recycling, whether or not I have to disassemble it to any degree. Florescent, cfl bulbs I take to either Lowes or HDepot. Plastic bags and shrink wrap shit goes to the boxes at the grocery or hardware stores too.
The biggest difference I have noticed is my 95Gal curbside blue recycle bin is at least 3/4+ full every week whereas my trash bin usually has one kitchen size bag and maybe 3 grocery bag sized other trash. Not long ago I had 3 or 4 33 gal trash cans bulging every week.
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So is anyone else as crazy as I in regards to trying to make a difference? I must say I do feel good about what I'm doing, especially looking back at how we really did abuse our earth in years past. It actually bothers me a little now when I see young kids just toss everything in the trash

[SBS933]

I could give a FUCK about that green bullshit, it is all designed to make a profit for politicians and their cronies. But I cash in my cans, and all plastic. You'd be a fool not to, Big Bucks in that shit.

[hbchgirl]

Good for you, that takes a lot of effort! We return plastics, bottles and cans.


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[Stainless]

I'm obsessed with it to Ziggy, doing all the stuff you do. No payback on plastic here, just aluminum.


CH3NO2

[nowski]

I'm obsessed with it to Ziggy, doing all the stuff you do. No payback on plastic here, just aluminum.


CH3NO2

I'm into recycling as well but just carbide for me. I bring over a little box and walk away with a crap load of cash thats how I roll... I leave the plastic and aluminum to my wife...

[Stainless]

I'm into recycling as well but just carbide for me. I bring over a little box and walk away with a crap load of cash thats how I roll... I leave the plastic and aluminum to my wife...

You guys have it good in Cali, we don't get squat in AZ, J/K.


CH3NO2

[Wendi]

I have always recycled not as hardcore as you ziggy. But my gray bin is always full and maybe 2 green kitchen trash bags. It can be very easy. Cans, bottles, plastic and boxes just set in my one side of kitchen sink and take out each night to gray can. I don't hold onto cans because we don't have enough to earn money as we don't drink soda or beer at home too often.

[Stainless]

I have always recycled not as hardcore as you ziggy. But my gray bin is always full and maybe 2 green kitchen trash bags. It can be very easy. Cans, bottles, plastic and boxes just set in my one side of kitchen sink and take out each night to gray can. I don't hold onto cans because we don't have enough to earn money as we don't drink soda or beer at home too often.

There she is, we were about to start a wheres Wendi thread on you...come to think of it WMC is missing too, hmmm.


CH3NO2

[WESTERNAERO]

I have always recycled not as hardcore as you ziggy. But my gray bin is always full and maybe 2 green kitchen trash bags. It can be very easy. Cans, bottles, plastic and boxes just set in my one side of kitchen sink and take out each night to gray can. I don't hold onto cans because we don't have enough to earn money as we don't drink soda or beer at home too often.

How about fireball bottles? Bet your recycle when dumped is so loud it wakes the neighbors. Oh wait I forgot, you're a quitter.

[Wendi]

There she is, we were about to start a wheres Wendi thread on you...come to think of it WMC is missing too, hmmm.


CH3NO2

He's at the river doing our remodel! Can't wait it's almost done!