Blue Bags discontinued - recycling?

[Teresa]

It said "page not found" on the link - is there another link? I guess I can search. So when I get out to BMB which shouldn't be that far off, I separate my garbage into what goes in compost and then what is recyclable and the recyclable goes to the bins at the locations mentioned? Recyclable would be paper, plastic and glass? And when you bring it to the bins you put it in the blue bags first and then put in bin? Thanks for helping out the newbie

G

let's try it again. this thread was just a week or so ago covering recycling in Walton County..
http://www.sowal.com/bb/local-government/43953-recycling.html

if you do a search of all forums you'll find several threads about this same subject - old and new. (you will also find swgb stating that the subject has been beaten to death and he's right. but it still needs more beating it seems. we have a lot to learn and it is ongoing).

here is one post by chandra in one of the older recycle threads. she also has many blog entries that are very relevant! where is she btw?

If you want to get the skinny on the recycling and BB program, Arix Zalace and Jen Kuntz (Raw & Juicy airstream in Seaside) would be the ones to talk to. They did a lot of research and helped get the BB program started.

FWIW, Walton County does recycle as required by law, though it's important to remember that recycling is only a partial solution to garbage. If people/businesses don't buy products made from recycled materials, there isn't a market to purchase recyclable materials. The other component of this is that the solution begins with the manufacture of products and consumer choices.

Recycling is something we see (or don't see in the case of Walton County) and therefore a feel good thing to do, though it's impact is minimal at best.

For more information, pick up a copy of The Consumer's Guide to Effective Environmental Choices: Practical Advice from the Union of Concerned Scientists and check out my latest blog post.

 

[Matt J]

In Key West all of the restaurants and bars are required to recycle. In fact some balked at the idea when first instituted thinking it would cause problems. Most love it as it cuts down on the number of trips to the actual dumpster. Ever bar has a regular trash can and right next to it a recycling can with a green lid.

 

[scooterbug44]

Perhaps we need a growing "Mt. Trashmore" on the horizon to emphasize the importance of recycling too.

 

[Matt J]

Perhaps we need a growing "Mt. Trashmore" on the horizon to emphasize the importance of recycling too.

That's in Miami, by comparison we would need one around Tallahassee or Pensacola.

 

[scooterbug44]

What is the pile of garbage I can see from Key West called then?

 

[30ashopper]

What is the pile of garbage I can see from Key West called then?

Cuba.

 

[Matt J]

What is the pile of garbage I can see from Key West called then?

Oh yeah that one.

Cuba.

Wow, that was over the top.

 

[TreeFrog]

Don't forget, if you go to the trailer at Publix, you can also take your paper bags, plastic bags, and styrofoam to the green bins out in front at the grocery entrance. Between that and the trailer, there isn't a lot you actually have to discard.

 

[Matt J]

Don't forget, if you go to the trailer at Publix, you can also take your paper bags, plastic bags, and styrofoam to the green bins out in front at the grocery entrance. Between that and the trailer, there isn't a lot you actually have to discard.

Gets downright hard to throw anything away if you compost.

 

[Teresa]

In Key West all of the restaurants and bars are required to recycle. In fact some balked at the idea when first instituted thinking it would cause problems. Most love it as it cuts down on the number of trips to the actual dumpster. Ever bar has a regular trash can and right next to it a recycling can with a green lid.

not surprised at all. seems like more and more businesses are finding its actually good for them to reduce, reuse and recycle - in more than one way!