Recycling Tips from SediluGreen

I think I'm going into blogging overload.  For real and seriously.  Ever since I was featured on The Blessings of Modern Domestication and she mentioned my blog, I've been freaking out and blogging up a storm. I just hadn't had the time.  I know.  Slap me.  That is ABSOLUTELY no excuse and I should be tarred and feathered.  But please don't resort to that - I'll just hang my head in shame instead and beg for forgiveness!  :)   Forgiven?  YAY!  Thanks!  I knew you'd come through. 

So here it is - tip time!  On the recycling effort/theme, let's get this thing rolling along!

Check out this AMAZING post that I found and I learned a LOT from it.  Like - not all plastics are recyclable.  Woah.  I had no idea! This is from a really neat site called EARTH EASY.  Check it out for real!

HUGE RECYCLING TIPS ARTICLE

Have you ever thought "Recycling just takes up too much space?  Too much time? Where would I put a recycling container in my house?  My town doesn't even pick up recycling!  Ugh.  What a hassle!!"

Let me be the first to tell you, and I admit, I was a naysayer at one time. *gasp*!  I know.  

But now that we've started the recycling effort, it's really effortless. It took a bit to get everyone in the habit of not throwing trash into the plastic recycling container, but now it's sort of like second nature and it really only took 3 weeks of training - and I have 3 boys!  Yeah.  That's exactly what I am saying... if  you can train a boy, you can train anyone to recycle! 

So here are some tips: 

• Start small!  
• Start with maybe just recycling paper and do that for a couple of months.  Rome wasn't built in a day after all!!
•  Do not invest in costly dedicated recycling bins!
• Use cheap plastic trash cans to start.  If you're concerned about how they will look sitting around, make sure they all match!  
•  Make sure you LABEL your recycling bins in some way
• Use a marker and a piece of paper
• Have the KIDS help do this!  It will give them a vested interest in recycling since they helped do something with it!
• Make weekly trips to the recycling center if your town/city does not do a pick up
• Our city does not pick up our recycling, so I make sure that I drive by the recycling center at least 3 times a week - not just to drop off, but to ensure that I remember to bring it the next time!  
• If it's super out of your way, make the trip less often, OR - make it a family trip and have the kiddos help you out!

Recycle on my friends!!