Do you recycle?

[ace13 0]

Only 5% of Indy residents recycle I wasn't even aware of a curbside pickup in our community. When I mention it to people, they say recycling causes air pollution Do you recycle? Just curious.

[6th Nephilim 0]

I don't currently, but I think my SO has plans to when she gets here and takes over.

[aussiewench 9]

I am suppose to but I always forget to and there no way Im rummaging through garbage to seperate it once its all yucky.

[Flames9_RN 358]

We recycle bottle, can and magazines. Currently living in an apartment so its fairly easy to recycle as they have the bins on each floor. When I owned my house in Victoria recyled as well. They came around every 2 weeks and picked it up. Was no extra fee. I belive one could actually get fined if you did not recycle there.

[Gemma12nel 1]

I have never recycled because the whole thing confuses me of this for that and the other!

The other week we tied together lots of cardboard from the bathroom we had put in new, all tile boxes sink boxes etc etc,,,,we left them where the dustbins go,,,,a few days later I noticed that the bins had been empied ,,,so I left them a few more days thinking it was obviously another day for that,,,,a week later I rang the town hall to "give them a piece of my mind,,,after all we pay alot in taxs" only to be asked how long you lived in this town 2 years was my reply,,,,and you have never thrown cardboard out,,,no never! what about magazines, newspapers,,,,erm,,,I started to think here,,,no we don't have such things here,,, he than asked me what about tin cans,,,err,,,I don't have tin cans ,,,,he then said well for you information there is a recyle point,,,,oh where I asked,,,he told me,,,,then said,,,so in 2 years you have never brough anything to the recyle point err no i replied,,,,THANK GOODNESS HE DIDN'T ASK FOR OUR NAME!

Making note: must recyle or keep mouth shut!

[aussiewench 9]

Making note: must recyle or keep mouth shut!

[slim 1,514]

Recycling gained about as much popularity in the States as the metric system.

If they wouldn't make it so darned hard, I think more people would do it. It's very easy overseas. In some countries there are recycle bins right next to the trash bins (or dustbins for you UK folks!) Here, most municipalities require glass, plastic, and paper to be sorted, cleaned, neatly stacked, etc. If you make Americans work a little harder, they're not going to do it. It has to be convenient. Hell, these are the same people that are too lazy to get out of their SUVs and walk into McDonalds to get their happy meals.

"Sort my garbage..... yeah right!"

Actually, recycling is awesome! You can recycle all your beer cans and have enough money to get more beer! Now that's an incentive even ex-Texas governors would go for!

[Cdnwmn 0]

I recycle newspapers, magazines and cans.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

No recyling here. We try not to attract too much attention...

[ChristinaM 0]

Oh, oh, I do, I do!!!

Here in Portland Maine, they make it very easy. You can put all your plastic, glass, cans and cardboard in a big blue box, and they collect it on the same day as the rubbish.

Admittedly, Chris and I tend to take the glass, plastic and cans down to the supermarket, because they have a redemption centre there and we're one of the states where you get paid to bring these things back. We have a big plastic tub which lives in the kitchen, and when it's full we just stick it in the car. It couldn't be much simpler!

[ace13 0]

In Indy, they charge $5/month for curbside pickup. If you drop it off at the grocery, it is free.

I wish it was easier to recycle. The $$$ is an incentive for some--in other states, but here in IN you get no money for depositing back glass bottles.

[dmd01708 3]

I recyle all our house hold stuff here in the UK and I know my husbands family in NY do the same, as it goes I dont know one single person down my street that dont recycle

[almaty 19]

sometimes...

[CarolineM 0]

i don't but when Stewart is here, he makes me. I think it's bigger in Australia.

when I lived in NYC and HAD to - i was lost

[7th Nephilim 0]

Oh yeah we recycle here and when i get over there im gonna make my man do it as well

And no, its not THAT hard to figure out