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> I now live in Seattle, and when I tell people this campaign, they get extremely preachy and judgmental. Seattle and the region have been leading recyclers fo
by stephengillie 8y ago
> I now live in Seattle, and when I tell people this campaign, they get extremely preachy and judgmental.
Seattle and the region have been leading recyclers for decades. Waste Management sends a similar brochure to King County residents: http://wmnorthwest.com/kingcounty/calendars/guidelines.pdf http://wmnorthwest.com/kingcounty/calendars/guidelines.pdf
- blang 8y agoThey do have the brochures, but they are missing one of the important ideas (maybe just my opinion) "When in doubt, throw it out", meaning that economically and environmentally it is better to err on the side of throwing away something recyclable rather than erring on the side of contaminating the stream with something that is not recyclable. And while the pacific northwest is good at getting things into the recycling stream, it might not always be for the best, and end up in the landfill anyway: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/29/climate/recycling-landfills-plastic-papers.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/29/climate/recycling-landfil...
- sushisource 8y agoHeh, first time I've seen this part: • Two (2) feet apart with lids opening toward street • At least three (3) feet from cars, trees and mailboxes, fences and utility boxes Lol. Yeah. As if there's enough room on the street to do that with modern townhouse designs.