Health & Fitness
Higher Cost of Water May Change How I Recycle
Higher cost of water may change my recycling habits.
I admit that I am a recycling junkie. I am compelled to put into my single stream recycling can every little salvageable item that I can.
And I do it the way the city says I should too. That is to say that I clean the empty cat food tins, plastic milk containers, and any other soiled item, with water before putting them in the bin.
I must admit that I feel foolish at times rinsing trash before throwing it out. But these are the rules of the game that I choose to play.
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But now that the city is going to , I have to rethink my recycling procedures.
A friend of mine says that she does not recycle because she refuses to wash her trash. While I am willing to wash my trash, I am not so sure I am willing to have to pay extra money to do it.
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I could keep a second container in the kitchen and place dirty recyclables in it until I do some dishes in the sink. When I am done the dishes, I can then clean the dirty recyclables in the sink water. But that sounds like the recycling process is getting unnecessarily complicated. And besides, I live in a small rowhouse in the city, and I don't really have room for a second trash bin in my kitchen.
I will have to ponder my new reality for a while longer, maybe until the higher water bills start trickling in to my mailbox.
I hope I don't become one of those people who still recycles the old way - putting out a stack of old newspapers. That hardly seems worth the effort.
And I would hate to stop recycling all together. But then again, I may not be able to afford to continue.