What's the best way to go about getting a recycling program implemented ?

Question

I live in Colorado and we currently have no way to recycle at home with our trash companies. IT'S EMBARRASING in such a green conscious state. In California, we had colored bins to put stuff in and a special truck came around and picked up the items. How can I go about petetioning our city and state governments to implement a program so that ALL households can recycle and do the right thing for the Earth. I ride a bicycle, and can't really picture calling a taxi to load all my beer bottles in to take them to a collection site. I know all the Lexus drivers around here aren't going to load stuff in their cars either. And elderly people that want to recycle but can't? Businesses with aluminum and glass waste?? It really bothers me that no one cares. I need some serious answers please. Thanks! Trash companies can recoup some of their costs by reselling the material for remanufacturing. HELP PLEASE!!!!

Answer 1

So start a business handling cans and glass.  Since you can be paid for the cans (being metal, scrap yards pay) you collect every week.  

Start in your neighborhood and expand as you can.  Purchase some inexpensive plastic buckets to hold them for your clients.  Haul a wagon around behind your bike (you can make or buy a tow hook for it) with a big wood box on it to hold a lot and go collecting.  Have a place to sort and store and crush (very important for cans) unitl you can get enough to take to the metal collector.

Call around and see about the glass as well and do the same.  See if the collector wants them whole or broken.

later you can expand to other neighborhoods and get yourself a good used pickup to haul with.  You can also get local places like parks and such with the large blue barrels with holes the right size in the lids to hold the cans and bottles.  Even approach local stores etc. If you put in the barrels and take them away and replace, you'll find several will take you up on the offer as it reduces their garbage.

call around to the metal yards and see who pays best and same for glass.  Get someone with a pickup or van to haul to the depot.  Make sure you collect enough to make it worthwhile (usually like 300lbs).  Don't waste trips it costs too much.  At first you might get someone to volunteer the for the trips but later you'll have to pay as fuel costs.  You'll also later have to get some students to help out collecting and if you do it right you can even pay.

Answer 2

RECYCLING of all metal & Paper & Rubber and other items too important to be sent for Recycling.

All should follow-up the following steps in their House/office/Factory/Business premises.

1.House should be clean and free of Plastic Bags/Cups.If use of Plastic items necessary, use it or be sure to send for Recycle.

2.Tyres & Rubber products should not be stored in House or Office or Factory.

3.Old Cars/Bikes/Cycles/damanged Computor/Borken suitcase/Unrepairable items like Refrigerator/Washing Machine/Oven/Air Condition Machine to be sent for Recycle immediately.

4.Usage of Metal like Iron-Aluminium-Copper-to be reduced. So that there will be no gap in EARTH. You can reduce the EARTHQUAKE Problem.

5.Rain Water Harvest is too important. Every House should have Rain Harvest Pit.

6. Birhday/Marriage party to be done simple. In all function of Birthday/Marriage lot of Plastic Plates/Cups/Glass and items are wasting by people.

7.All Company should clear Old items like Tyre/Broken Furniture/suitcase/Cars/unused Computor/Drums/Cartoon Box/Bottle/Void Files once in 3 Months. So this all will go for Recycle.

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