I live in Bush country, i.e., Texas, where most people are too cynical to recycle. My neighbors think Global Warming is a hoax, and they have a natural right to generate as much trash as possible.
Our neighborhood subdivision just recently voted down a plan to require homeowners separate the recyclable material from the trash. Apparently, putting plastic and glass bottom and newspaper into a separate bin is too much of a hassle for the people in this neighborhood.
Originally Posted by Machka
On the issue of single use bottles ... don't most people recycle them? There are recycling bins for them EVERYWHERE! Unless I simply cannot locate a recycling bin (very rare), I toss all my recyclable bottles, cans, paper, etc. into those big blue bins.