Posts Tagged ‘single stream recycling’

Sorting Through the Trash Talk About Recycling

Sorting Through the Trash Talk About Recycling

I will be honest.  I wasn’t always a “green” person.  In fact, growing up, I was raised to believe that it was our God-given, American right to be a consumer in every sense of the word – from purchase, enjoyment to disposal.  Everything was put into the trash can or burned in the fireplace.
Fortunately, things [...]

Understanding Single Stream Recycling

A few years back, I took my girls to The Garbage Museum, in Stratford CT. Don’t worry, I take them to all kinds museums and this one sounds much worse then it really is. It is actually quite amazing. I learned so much from watching the process of recycling and was completely disgusted [...]