I recycle regularly: I recycle newspaper, aluminium cans, food cans, plastic and glass. For years, where I worked, I could bring in soft drink cans, and left the empties at work. They were recycled, and for many years, the funds were used for landscaping. Due to increased security policies, we can no longer bring soft drink cans into the unit where I work, but they can be purchased from vending machines. And, they are still recycled, with the funds going for employee appreciation activities and the annual Christmas party.
So, now we are allowed to bring in, legally, 2 plastic bottles of drink, less than 32 oz each every time we enter the unit. For those of you who are metrically challenged, a liter bottle is slightly over 32 oz, so is not legally brought into the unit. Well, for the longest time, I was bringing in plastic drink bottles, and putting them in the trash at work. Most recently, I have decided to bring them home to recycle them.
This means now that my accrual of recyclables has rapidly increased, and my trips to the recycling bins has increased. This is not a problem for me, but something I have just noticed with this slight change in my habits.
It is interesting how a slight change in habit can have a ripple effect on our lives.
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