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NurseJackie

(42,862 posts) Wed Sep 8, 2021, 09:32 AM Sep 2021

(Bonus Question: What song is playing in the background?)

POLL QUESTION: Do you recycle?

27 votes, 0 passes \| Time left: Unlimited
	No ... I don't have the time or space.
	0 (0%)
	No ... it's not offered in my neighborhood / building / city.
	1 (4%)
	Yes ... but I must go to a recycling center.
	2 (7%)
	Yes ... curbside pickup of items that I pre-sort.
	8 (30%)
	Yes ... curbside pickup (unsorted, single-stream).
	16 (59%)
	0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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POLL QUESTION: Do you recycle? [View all] NurseJackie Sep 2021 OP

I do jimfields33 Sep 2021 #1

Many low-end plastics cannot be (easily) recycled... NurseJackie Sep 2021 #4

I put everything I believe can be recycled and let them figure it out jimfields33 Sep 2021 #8

Honestly, you're probably better off reversing that idea. Salviati Sep 2021 #11

Wow. I never realized that. jimfields33 Sep 2021 #13

Yeah... I was doing the same thing for the longest time. NurseJackie Sep 2021 #12

Yeah. It's a mess but only will get worse. jimfields33 Sep 2021 #14

All the grocery stores here... sheshe2 Sep 2021 #17

Same here. Butterflylady Sep 2021 #5

Ours takes paper, plastics, most recyclables...nt Wounded Bear Sep 2021 #9

That's good! Many apartment complexes (and apt buildings)... NurseJackie Sep 2021 #6

My own and my mother's Maeve Sep 2021 #3

I do but I don't believe much of it gets recycled CrackityJones75 Sep 2021 #10

I think cardboard and paper get recycled but that's about it. milestogo Sep 2021 #19

Material Recovery Facilities will recover about 75% of what they take in GregariousGroundhog Sep 2021 #30

Response-O'Matic wyn borkins Sep 2021 #15

We have an organics bin for yard waste and food scraps! LeftInTX Sep 2021 #26

Organics-R-Good wyn borkins Sep 2021 #28

That's frustrating... but at least it's SOMETHING. NurseJackie Sep 2021 #21

No glass?? What?? LeftInTX Sep 2021 #27

Nope. We used to drive around with our glass to remember Wingus Dingus Sep 2021 #29

We take everything to the dump. sheshe2 Sep 2021 #22

My county was smart, so I can recycle a lot. planetc Sep 2021 #23

Right, because there's two of you. planetc Sep 2021 #31

as much as possible whistler162 Sep 2021 #32

I know... that part is frustrating. NurseJackie Sep 2021 #33