I've got the bins...
2 months ago
and have started filling them up!
How to start recycling
It made me
Smug! 
"Very easy to do, in fact now I do it without thinking about it!"
How I did it: Basically, I looked on my local council's web site to see when they collect recycling and what kind of items they will recycle. For my area, it's pretty easy - there are brown bags for paper, cardboard, etc and green bags for plastic bottles and tins. The only downside is that they don't collect glass, so as I'm still pretty lazy, the wine bottles go in the bin!
Lessons & tips: My neighbours seem to put out their recycling bags every week, even if they're not full, but that seems to be a bit counterproductive in my opinion, as it uses more plastic bags. I always wait until mine are full before putting them out for collection.
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fiddlestix80 is a lifelong learning traveling believer.
Plastic and glass?
10 months ago
So I found out how to recycle my paper, and I dropped off my first load. But the place on the map where I’m supposed to take the plastic, glass, and cans doesn’t seem to exist. So this quest will continue another weekend…
fiddlestix80 is a lifelong learning traveling believer.
Untitled
10 months ago
This would be easy to do, if I just got around to looking up the information. So that’s my goal for this weekend: find the recycling place, set out containers, and drop off my first load.
Just beginning...
11 months ago
Well I found out from my council – http://www.oadby-wigston.gov.uk/Home/Client%20Services/Waste%20and%20Recycling/Waste_and_Recycling.aspx – what I can put in each bag and I’ve just placed my first recyclable item in the brown (cardboard) bag… haha! :)
I’ll start small and then see what else I can do…
Chrys aka Krys H. is making Scrunchies 4 Sale!
New at this but it's worth it...
17 months ago
I started two months ago and it’s not as hard as I though it would be.
Unfortunately, the only items recycled in my town are 1’s & 2’s [nothing for plastics 3 to 7].
At least they take tin cans and newspapers…
MallorySimms is trying to stop compusivley making lists
Start Recycling
19 months ago
We try to be eco-friendly, but our mid-rise lifestyle and 800 sqft apt does not exactly make recycling easy. We have promised ourselves, however, that we will find a feasible way to start – 75% of our trash can be recycled!
i did it
20 months ago
I started recycling! In my city, we have just one bin that we put plastics, paper, cans, and so on in. It so easy, i cant believe how much there is to recycle. anyways, i recommend it for everyone, and am on a mission to get my family to do this also, im not like a freak about it or anything but its actually gratifying!
Reduce Reuse Recycle!
21 months ago
My mom is a recycling fanatic, so I’ve always understood the importance. However, my roomate doesn’t care about recycling, and we live in the tiniest apartment EVER, so it’s hard to even find room for a recycling box. Also, we walk almost everywhere, but the recycling center is a driving distance away … I wish I could just get into the habit of it and stop making excuses.
At least I’ve gotten better at recycling all my used notebook paper at the college. It’s a start.
