My Town Passed a Recycling Law?

Question

My town passed this thing, I don't know what it is called.

It's where you have to mark your bags with your house number and address or else they wont pick it up. And then they take it and they actually open up the garbage and if they find a lot of recycable stuff, you'll get fined.

That is why they are sending out the recycling trucks every week and have the recycling center opened another day.

Isn't that great?

Do you think more towns should do this?

Plus it could create more jobs if you think about it...

Btw...it convinced my family to start recycling. Over the weekend we bought 3 more garbage cans to put our recycable stuff in.

Answer 1

I think it's an awesome way to encourage recycling!  But I also know the stuff I throw in the trash, I would want anyone to ever see!  Not to mention bills w/ credit card #'s on them, school info, tons of personal and sensitve materials.  I guess I could always shred them, but what about those other things?

:)

Where are you from?

Answer 2

interesting concept, but I wonder why they need to resort to fines as an "encouragement" to recycle.

Answer 3

Wow! I think that sounds great! Awesome in fact!!! I've heard of that from some places, not many though. Wish they would do that here where I live!!! I would love to start some things where recycling is reinforced....among some other necessary actions!  It's funny, I'm from NJ too, but I almost find it people are careless or unfortunately even lazy about things like that. That's something I could keep in mind.  Maybe someone needs to write a letter or get groups of people to write to the mayor (or other), about a few things. :)   Thanks for that little story though JT, puts a smile on my face to hear that!! Have a great day to you and everyone! Anyways, take care!!