Going Green; Recycling Helps!!!

Recycling is a huge part of Going Green. It is not as hard as it seems.

We are not big on making the effort because of the inconvenience. We feel you need recycling receptacles to hold the items until you get them to a recycle facility. There are no convenient facilities in our immediate area. Metro provides/provided recycling receptacles for residents in some areas along with curbside pick-up. They do not include us in this program.

My children and their families recycle. I have been extremely proud of them for that. My pride in them still does not compel me to do this in my own home.

Now, however, the local middle school, in conjunction with Metro, has a recycle program and provide a drop off site beside the school. It is on our way to the grocery, the hardware store, etc. No more excuses. Now that we have a convenient location to drop off the items we recycle and we have become very diligent. I decide there is no need to buy receptacles that we have no room for, instead we use brown bags. When/if one gets torn it, too, will get recycled.

I can not remember how to separate our items, so I take my digital camera to the drop off site and make pictures of each sign showing what goes in each container at the drop off site.

It is amazing how much less garbage we have now. We take the recyclables on our way to the grocery, or to the boat, or to the library so we aren't wasting gas by making special trips just for this.

Now, I can be proud of us, as I am of my children.

(The Biggest Loser as well as other shows are participating in Going Green)