Okay so my family and I haven't done the whole recyling thing since i lived in the city as a child (like 14 years ago..i know, yikes!). I now live in "the sticks" so to say and was wondering how much do companies usually charge for recyling services? (i might not even be able to get it where i am in Leonard, Michigan.) Any suggestions? Thanks =)
Hi Ches, I did a quick google search and couldn't find any recycling info on Leonard MI. Sorry to here that! However, just go to your town hall and ask if there are any recycling services. Unfortunetly some recycling pick-ups, that are town sponsored go straight to the dump and don't get recycled. If worse comes to worse you can always have your family save all the recycables until you get to a store that has recycling bins such as Demoules or Hannafords.
Um - you have to PAY to recycle??!!!! I'm incredulous. All ours in Australia is free. Dear God you've got a long way to go. OK recycling begins at home. All kitchen scraps and anything that has basically ever been alive goes into the compost bucket and into the garden when full. Just cover it with grass clippings or hay to help it rot down. I just can't believe you have to pay to have stuff recycled, like you're being taxed or something... OMG!
Well, where I live, we have to pay for garabage pick up so i figured we'd have to pay for the recyling too because i'm not part of a township. in town, though, recyling comes "free" with garbage service (free as in we pay for it with taxes) im just too far out of the township to be included, unfortunatly =(
it is common to pay for curbside recycling because the market for the "not raw" materials tanked in the US. Its the unfortunate fallout of so many folks doing what's right. I lived in the sticks for a while and simply filled the trunk (an at least two-week ordeal) and took it into Aurora colo on grocery days. Newsprint still gets decent money, so some small grocers and towns will get a newsprint recycler on the premises. Check with your state department of environmental quality.
Do yall throw meat/fat/grease/other 'oily' things in your compost? I never do having read repeatedly to not add these items to the pile. I understand they attract animals but it seems these protein/oily items would eventually break down...
