We are committed to recycling. And by that, I don't know if I mean we really like it, or we should be committed.
Here's Violet, ready for their Daddy Daughter Dump Day. Complete with sack lunch. She's so excited. Seriously.
We don't have a reliable recycling service this far out in the boonies, only trash pick-up, which we don't use. Rural recycling is sometimes a bit of an oxymoron.
Sooo....we keep these ginormous 50 gallon barrels and sort recyclables all year long. Then, once or twice a year, we (and by "we" I mean "Adam"...I can't budge those barrels) take everything to a Dallas recycling center. We could just throw everything away, but that seems wrong. Yay for recycling, boo for having to go to so much trouble to do it.
Good for you! I'm all about recycling! We have to pay extra to have recycling pick-up every other week. I think it's worth it. Since you have so much land, do you compost too?
Posted by: Laura Tieri | February 18, 2015 at 11:26 AM
Laura T-I did when I had a big garden. Before the girls, I LOVED my humongous organic veggie/herb/flower garden. Theeeennnn...I had kids. I tried gardening with the girls, but they're not very interested and end up pulling more flowers than weeds-ha! Maybe in a few years.
Posted by: Laura | February 18, 2015 at 12:12 PM
My teenager shamed us into recycling a few years back. We still make heavy use of the trash can, and I do so appreciate weekly garbage pickup. I have 5 crates in the mudroom and 2 on the back steps to contain the recyclables. Then we, uh Bob, goes to the collection place which is only 10 minutes away. We are blessed.
Posted by: Charlotte | February 28, 2015 at 08:05 PM