Happiness is "single stream" recycling! Ok - it doesn't take much to make me happy. Years ago, when our kids were small, we had to travel to the city recycling center at the dump to recycle our washed and flattened cans, bottles and newspapers (which had to be bundled and tied with twine). The children had fun hurling glass bottles and jars into the brown or clear bins...what glorious smashing and splintering!!!...but it was a lot of work and took a commitment on our part.Next came home pick-up of recycleables, which were put out in the little green bin. The good news was that the papers could be put in brown bags...the bad news was that we still could recycle only glass, cans, limited plastics, newspapers and corrugated cardboard. At least the recycling truck came to us, which was a step up.
Now, at last, we have this beautiful blue can just for recycleables...all of the above, plus cereal boxes, milk and juice cartons, catalogs, etc. Not flattened, not tied, just tossed in with gleeful abandon. Our recycling bin runneth over and we have an almost-empty garbage can. We've come a long way and I love that we are doing our own small part to conserve the world's resources. It is easier than ever to be green!
