Recycle or die …
… or at least angst a bit.
Colchester seems to have a pretty active recycling program. Unfortunately we’re not a part of it. Currently they can’t do curbside pick up from buildings that are more than two floors. Don’t ask me why, I don’t understand it myself. After years upon years of recycling a significant amount of waste we are now forced to put recyclables in the dustbin. Every time I bin the something that could be recycled it makes me cringe.
There is a bright spot. Essex County Council does support a number of recycling centres where you can drop of particular materials. Luckily for us there’s one of these about a five minute walk from our flat. We can deposit cans. bottles, magazines, paper and cloth. Sadly, plastic still ends up in the bin.
Current temperature: here 15C/59F, there: 52F/11C
October 7th, 2007 at 10:04 am
That said, however, I’ve not seen a single recycling bin (for pop cans, for example) in town or out at the University. At UMM just about every trash can comes with a phalanx of specialized receptacles for office paper, cans, bottles, etc., etc. Here, there are just trash cans (and often not a lot of them).
The nearest place for me to take office paper for recycling at the University is two floors up from my office. A bit of a change from back home…
October 8th, 2007 at 3:49 am
There are recycling bins at the university, I’ve seen them, but there are in a central location and not spread all over the place.