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When Recycling, Look for More Ways to be Green

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Real Estate Agent with Tiber Creek Real Estate
Non-Animated Cartoon DrawingWhen the recycling program became law in Montgomery County, MD on January 13th, 1994, the blue bins started their descent on our homes and communities. I remember back then that putting a glass bottle or or aluminum can into the recycling container was more about remembering to do it, and people would ask "do you recycle?"

These days, it is a widespread habit that we don't have to think about, and now the question is "where is your recycling bin?" In fact, I believe we often find ourselves feeling uncomfortable when we are in a position where the only place to put a plastice bottle is in a container with garbage. Of course, we should be proud about being more conscientious consumers and thankful to all of the people in our communities that fought to put these kinds of simple measures into place.

Yard TrimThat being said, we are now in a position to do more. There are many resources and groups we have access to, that can help us find even more ways to be responsible about our environment.

For instance, think about the brown paper lawn bags we buy to dispose of yard trimmings. Sure, it's better than the old plastic lawn & leaf bags we used in the old days, but we are still producing a product, only this time, it's made of recycled paper. What can be better than that? Try this: Go to our county website and request free yard trim decals by clicking HERE. Then go to our local FreeCycle group website and register, then put a request out to the community looking for a used trash can (believe me, you will find someone who wants to give you an old trash can. Actually, you'll find people on FreeCycle that will give or take just about anything you want. For more information on FreeCycle, go to the homepage, http://www.freecycle.org).

Where Everything is Free, Including our LandfillsYou should get both the trashcan and the stickers within about 3-4 days, and you'll then have a way to dispose of your lawn waste which is not only free but better for the environment. If you know of more ways to be environmentally friendly, please share them here. To look for more on your own, try starting at the county's recycling home page and looking around. You can order a bunch of different recycling products, as well as read up on more ideas to contribute to a cleaner community.

Comments (1)

Piero Marinucci
Tiber Creek Real Estate - Glenmont, MD
Luis, thanks for the comment.  I hadn't heard of LivePaths.com before, but it looks more than worthwhile.
Aug 29, 2007 02:58 AM