I have been recycling metal and aluminum for years now but it seems i could do more i live in GA and finally found they had a place to recycle paper tooI first took the next step and recycled plastics in our house but the curb side does not do aper and it is all te way down town to recycle it on my ownI an't beleive after 3 days we filled trash can fullI cannot g down that often means more trash cans.My 8year old has started going around neighborhood to recycle cans then he started doing plastic too since we only ones but now we went further when i found I place to take paper productsHow can this be less work and less expense of buying new trash cans nowto wait til i have a truck load to take.
Don't use so much to begin with Re-use whatever you canI use the back of one-sided junk mail and things I just HAD to print out for grocery lists and scratch paper Shredded paper takes up more room, only shred things with sensitive information If you have a garden, shredded paper that's mostly clean makes great dry material in the compostMulti-task your trips - don't drive to town just for recyclingBut if you have to get another bin or two, it's worth it in the long runInstead of a trash can perhaps use a Rubbermaid storage container or boxes from products you've bought recently (we us our boxes from Costco)Perhaps your 8 year old could talk to the nieghbors about recycling for themselves or getting a neighborhood program going so you're not storing their trash.
