One way to control your trash is to stock up on smaller garbage cans for your home. Another is to set up a decent recycling center in your house.
Key points:
Set up your recycling area in a high traffic part of the house. Recycling bins on the porch or in the garage will get used less frequently. The kitchen is ideal.
Make sure you have enough bins for your local recycling center. Some cities need you to separate plastics from cans, others don’t care. In Humboldt I had to separate cardboard from paper, but here in OR you can toss those in together. Read about Recycling in Your Community.
If you have kids, make sure they know which bin is which. If you have small kids (pre-readers) you can tape a visual to the bin, such a picture of a soup can.
Aim for attractive and easy to move. Unless you have a dedicated area; such as an in-drawer recycling unit, you may want to move your bins at some point. Attractive bins just ensure that you won’t hide them away. And yes, there are attractive recycling bins. In the next post we’ll look at some.
Do you have a dedicated recycling area?
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