Recycle!!!

Today my Dad recycled. It's nothing new. He’s been doing it for as long as I can remember.

He never did it as a concern for the environment. It was more for some extra cash on the side. It’s a little bit of money, but when we were tight with the budget when I was younger, a little cash went a long way.

Even until now we have the habit of recycling everything from cans to cardboard. We have a separate bin for cans. There is a big trash bag for the white glass bottles and another for the green bottles. In the garage there is a mini mountain of cardboard.

All of it adds up to a decent amount. Apparently, some people do know the value. Last year someone even stole the cans from my yard! Nearly 40 dollars worth of cans! That scared us though because we kept our gate closed and locked. No one saw who stole it either.

When I think about it, even though we recycle for money, it’s nice to know that we are helping the environment out as well. Many more people should do it. I don’t know why more people don’t do it, but it’s pretty simple. All you have to do is keep things separated then bring it to the recycling center.

Unfortunately today I think my Dad got ripped off for all the hard work of recycling he did. I saw his truck earlier filled with bags of the recyclables.

This is the breakdown of the receipt:
Aluminum cans - 6.5 lbs for $1.75 = $11.38
Glass bottles – 75.5 lbs for $0.105 ( That’s it for GLASS!?) = $7.93
Plastic- 8 lbs. for $0.90 = $7.20
Total: $26.51

My advice: If you do recycle, don’t bring it to Garcia Recycling Center & Metal, Inc. you won’t get your efforts worth.


Here is a commercial for recycling by a cute Japanese girl group I like, Perfume, with their song Polyrhythm.



Here is a link on Creative Ways to Recycle on The Latest Magazine.com