10-04-2006, 01:33 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-04-2006, 01:34 PM by [wcip]Angel.)
But .. eh.. why would some states maintain laws that discourage people from recyling their empty bottles and cans? Surely we can all agree that recyling stuff is a positive, no? I don't know how much you recycle in the states, but here we're nuts about it. We recycle almost everything.
* Bottles and cans are deposited for a small cash fee in return
* Bottles that can't be deposited (wine, fancy-schmancy imported soda) are placed in special containers strategically placed at gas stations and supermarkets.
There are also containers for:
* empty cans (not beer, but canned fruit and the like)
* Plastic
In addition, we have 3 types of garbage containers at all private residences:
* Black (regular garbage. This rarely fills up, because almost everything is recycled)
* Brown (discarded foodstuff)
* Green (paper)
We only get money for the first type of recyling (bottles and beer cans), but we're still pretty adamant about the rest of the recyling as well.
So it's a quite a surprise to hear that some states in the US don't fascilitate the recyling of cans and bottles by letting people get that deposit back.
* Bottles and cans are deposited for a small cash fee in return
* Bottles that can't be deposited (wine, fancy-schmancy imported soda) are placed in special containers strategically placed at gas stations and supermarkets.
There are also containers for:
* empty cans (not beer, but canned fruit and the like)
* Plastic
In addition, we have 3 types of garbage containers at all private residences:
* Black (regular garbage. This rarely fills up, because almost everything is recycled)
* Brown (discarded foodstuff)
* Green (paper)
We only get money for the first type of recyling (bottles and beer cans), but we're still pretty adamant about the rest of the recyling as well.
So it's a quite a surprise to hear that some states in the US don't fascilitate the recyling of cans and bottles by letting people get that deposit back.
