If the world today is so keen on recycling, then why do they make it so hard to recycle?

Question

'Always recycle,' my city says. I would like to recycle my newspapers and bottles, but there are virtually no recycling things of any kind within a mile of my flat. Do you think cities are contradicting themselves in that way?

Answer 1

A whole mile?? WOW!! I have to drive 45 min!!! Now THAT sucks!! Burning gas while trying to do good!!!

Cheer up! Keep at it! get others involved and keep an eye out for upcoming city voting. Demand for curb side pick up and soon you will get it!

Maybe even start a petition!!

It'll happen, just takes time. I talk to everyone about it. i think it is wrong that I have to drive out of my way to ease the congestion of our city dumps!!!! I'm doing them a favor!! Until the see it that way... I must keep on trucking!

Answer 2

Like all governments, I am sure yours is similar to mine in the way they enact their policy.

They put up a good front.

They make a great show for those watching while doing nothing to change the way things are.

Answer 3

My trash collector does the recycling for us.  I don't have to separate my trash, or go to difference centers.

Capitalism, and competition between different garbage corporations provides incentive to give the customers what they demand.

Cities will always provide the poorest service as they have no incentive.

Answer 4

yes...sad but true... many things are not being recycled and end up going into our landfills. Please see if there is a Freecycle(TM) group in your area and join it. Everyone will feel good about doing their part in saving the landfills by "freecycling" out the items they no longer need to someone who can use those "still good" items. One person's trash is another person's treasure. Go to www.freecycle.org to see if there is a group that is close to you.

Answer 5

Thats just one of several examples of enviro-hypocrisy committed by envirozealots who are much more interested in controlling what other people do in their everyday lives than actually making a fundamental change in the environment.

Answer 6

I would prefer my unwanted stuff to be recycled , but it should be with very little of additional effort from my part. I should be encouraged to participate in the exercise with minimum of discomfort on my part. I am willing to segregate my stuff into various categories, and leave it at the garbage collection point beside my house. But I am not willing to take the trouble to go to some distant collection center supporting recycling. I don't have the time nor the inclination.

Is recycling really that effective? Are we reducing environmental degradation in any way . Or are we converting one type of pollution for another?

Cities claiming to back recycling effort must do a lot at the grass-root level. Otherwise they are just fooling themselves.

Answer 7

Not enough participation for you city to justify paying for it.

Answer 8

Yes, that is kinda like my city, they tell us that they will have recycle bins at our homes for us to recycle but then they charge us an additional $40.00 a month to use it, why recycle if they are going to charge me extra for it. Trust me I understand where you are coming from, and just so you know I don't recycle due to them wanting to charge me the additional $40.00 to pick up my recycleable trash. Not only are cities contradicting themselves but the tree huggers are also just as bad.

Answer 9

My city of Austin, Texas has curbside recycling. They accept paper, corrugated cardboard, plastic types 1 and 2, cans, and glass and all I have to do is put it in the other trash bin they supply, the one marked for recycling, and put it out with the regular trash.

Answer 10

maybe, they lack capital for making recycling things. also, they are not that serious and true to what they say.