Sometime in the 1990s, the Lubbock Sanitation Department developed a recycling program: It was fairly simple. Citizens could recycle glass, plastic, newspapers,aluminum cans and food cans by placing them in a blue bag and hanging them on the dumpster in the alley. Blue bag pick up was a couple of times a week. Locally, the supermarket chain United, and the discount chain Wal-Mart, used blue plastic bags that could be used for the blue bag program, vs purchasing blue bags (from Glad.)
This program did not catch on, and was ultimately discontinued. The city now has drop off points where plastic, aluminium, tin cans, aluminum cans, newspaper and plastic can be deposited. While not exactly convenient, it is workable for the serious recycler. Another option is to use the commercial recycling industries such as the Green Queens http://www.greenqueens.org/.
Today, there was an article in the Lubbock Avalanche Journal about going green: http://lubbockonline.com/faith/2011-06-24/christian-viewpoints-differ-environmental-movement-isit-stewardship-or-human The comments include that the Bible gives humans authority to use whatever resources necessary for success (not pro recycling or conservationism.)
Another quote is that "There's no reason for Christians to be concerned that, "Oh, they're gonna think I'm a liberal because I throw my cans in a recycling bin. "
Heavenly father, how can these well educated, well meaning people not understand that recycling is an act of stewardship of your Earth, and has nothing to do with economics, politics, power, or control. How can we spread the word, and help the health of our Earth.
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