Induce Recycling In Your City

Litter everywhere, local companies refusing to recycle anything, cities not appearing to be beautiful because people don’t take care of it, etc. Does this sound familiar? One month ago I had this very same problem. It wasn’t until people started complaining that the county/parish started polling people via their website and also by having people call them. The poll was conducted to find out if people living in the county/parish wanted recycling bins in the city, curbside recycling at a cost per household, or no recycling program at all. Believe it or not some people didn’t want any recycle program at all, because they felt that it wouldn’t doing anything good for them. The results of the poll were 18.6% for no recycling program at all, 24% wanted a curbside pickup program at a cost to them, and 56.4% of poll voters wanted free drop off locations. The results were in the county/parish decided to do a 6 month trial period. They are going to be putting in 2 or 3 recycling bins in my city and roughly 4 more recycling bins in other cities. If the recycling program is a success then the recycling bins will be permanently put in place. While the fight for keeping this environment healthy is still a very long and unimaginable one this one step to getting such a small city like mine to make an impact is most definitely considered the beginning, meaning we may be far from achieving what we want but at least we are on the path to achieving it.

So, what was the whole point of this story? The point is pretty simple. It was to show each and every single one of you that while it may not seem like you can make a difference the truth of the matter is that you really can. If your town or city doesn’t have a recycling program keep calling county/parish, or find their website and contact them via e-mail, and tell them how important it is to have a recycling program and that you want one. Get other people that you know where you live to call as well. The more people that contacts the county/parish means the higher chance of something actually being done.

Remember, the only way that anything gets done is to take a chance and try. A lot of people may say that trying when nothing will result from it is pointless, but no one knows that for a fact. As long as you try to make a difference that is all that matters. Keep trying until something is done. Good luck everyone!

jennl | My Bio & Articles

Jennifer is a freelance writer, and has written for various health and environmental blogs, which includes running her own green living blog. Currently she is studying to become a C++ Programmer.