I really never knew how much plastic and cardboard we used. But recently, finally finding ourselves with enough room to do so, we have begun to recycle in earnest.
We have a big plastic bin for plastic, another for cardboard, and another smaller one for glass. I was quickly amazed at how little of what we used to throw away actually falls into the category of “trash.”
Each week or so we make a run to the recycling center, bypass the household garbage bin and throw our various materials into the bins for them to be recycled. It is only once a month or so now that we have to make an actual garbage run, and even then there are very few bags compared to years gone by.
Yes, I am quite aware of the fact that there is no verse that says, “And God said, thou shalt recycle.” No, I am not becoming a “bleeding heart liberal.”
I am still to the very core a constitutional conservative, pro-life, pro-Second Amendment, government-shall-be-limited-to-its-specified-powers kind of guy. I believe trees make excellent bats and lumber and are a renewable resource. I prefer vehicles that have enough metal to survive a head-on collision with an above-average-sized squirrel. I do not vote for liberals, ever.