Thank you everyone, it's really interesting to hear how different people started recylcing and also what puts people off. My apologies for the long post, it really is my soap box issue.
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Originally Posted by ron1863  What motivated me was the council changing from weekly to fortnightly uplifts. We had to remove empty bottles, paper etc to the recycling plant to reduce the rubbish lying beside our bins.
I wouldn't have minded that if they had reduced the council tax  |
So are you saying they reduced waste collections but didn't start picking up the recyclable goods?
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Originally Posted by foxy mars I just handed the cans and bottles to the young lads and their faces were full of delight, I think it must of been the sound of breaking glass that their liked. Still it made my day to see a pair of happy young faces  |
That is brilliant and where we have to start, by teaching young people about caring for their environment.
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Originally Posted by epops I used to recycle then gave it up when i saw loads of the stuff people had taken time to wash sort and put into seperate bins being dumped in a land fill when i questioned why it was happening i was told cause theres to much recycling going on ? |
That is outrageous but does happen. I lived in Bavaria for a few years and there was a total stink when it was found out recyclable goods were being dumped. We need the government to give tax incentives to recycling projects and then heavily tax non-recycled packaging.
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Originally Posted by foxy mars What annoys me, is some couples or familes with a trolley load of groceries, just never think of using the green bags and use at least 8 bags of carriers. I think the supermarkets should charge a 1p a bag and reduce the prices, that way I will be happy. |
I honestly believe that every supermarket should be forced by law to charge 10p per plastic bag and all that money be used to fund new recycling initiatives. Think how many people would remember to bring old bags if they had to pay for new ones!! The government is doing a lot to get people to recycle but it is doing virtually nothing to get industry to follow the trend.