Do you recycle? Would you?

yes i recycle almost of everything, can
paper, cardboard, i do it to keep columbus cleans,

Recycle about everything that columbus lets me, but they also need to recycle glass....

Recycle just about everything. It would be nice to have a place that takes glass. I do it to help future generations and to set a good example.

I do recycle. There are many opportunities to recycle in Columbus as long as you'll expend a little effort. Expanded opportunities would be nice as long as they don't add tax liabilities to our city. We don't have the opportunity to recycle glass simply because it would leave a larger ecological footprint to do so. Transportation costs would do more harm than good. Buy your products in other containers if that bothers you. I don't have much glass to toss, but then I don't drink much wine or bottled beer.

I recycle everything that I can. I also signed up for the Recycle Bank company out of Elkhorn. Does anybody know what is going on with that?

Yes we recycle. Depending on where the location is, I think some people will continue to recycle. But if you locate the new recycle center to far out of the city, then people are not willing to take the time and gas to recycle items.
Me on the other hand, I am willing to make the extra miles not only because I really believe that recycling is worth it to try to save this beautiful home we call earth, but we make a trip about once a month to the center
Is the gas worth it? Only if you make a big trip and maybe take the neighbors recycle items as a neighbor effort.

I do not recycle. I would like to but I am lazy. Does this sound like you? I think alot of residents would like to recycle. But to find space to keep all the recycling, to have to separate it and bind it and then drive it into town...SHeesh! Its so much easier to have the garbage man pick it up and make it disappear. Now if a local sanitation company wanted to pick up the recycling along with the garbage and recycle it for me...then I would start recycling.

No, not a scrap of anything. The garbage haulers and landfill folks need to make a living too. Economically, it's not worthwhile.

You bet I do. When I see how much just I am keeping from going to the dump, it boggles the mind to multiply that by millions and think of the space that is saved much less everything else recyling does for all of us.

I do not live in Nebraska any more but I hear that Columbus is finally going to get going on recyling. It is about time and anyone who gripes needs to get real and take their head out of the garbage (sand)!

We recycle at home, have for about 15 years now. It takes a little while for any new habit, good or bad, to form, recycling is no different. Curbside would be awesome to have, hopefully we aren't too far away from that being a reality. Recycle Bank just might be able to start if all the people who said they were interested really are willing to do so, but it is still going to take a bit of time to get going.
Like Michelle said, the cost for shipping glass to an available market is bigger, both financially and ecologically, than the benefits. Lincoln has glass recycling, if you happen to be going that way take your glass with you and drop it off there. Otherwise, try to get your products in other containers that we do have recycling for already.
Recycling does help, it reduces production emissions, reduces raw materials and keeps valuable resources from being buried in the landfill. With every American averaging 4 pounds of trash a day the landfills and haulers will still have more than enough job security even if we all recycle.

I recycle a lot! Cardboard, cans,
Your in an age that cries for things to be recycled

I recycle at home and at work. If it can't be reused, it gets taken to some recycling effort. Cartridges, phones etc. are accepted by schools and churches, Paints can be given away too. I would suggest checking out Keep Nebraska Beautiful for a complete listing on their Exchange link. Flexcon is one that participates. You might find something there that you can use or have to get rid of that someone is looking for. It behooves us to be proactive when dealing with the environment.

Recycling is a habit. So are eating properly and exercising. By giving all your recyclables to the Columbus owned center, it generates income that will bring more recycling options to Columbus.

To: Porky, there is still enough garbage generated that is not available to be recycled in this part of the country. No jobs are at risk.

right now it's a personal choice. Big Bro. has not made it mandatory as in other parts of the country/world.

Yes, I do recycle and I don't need the city of Columbus to come around and collect it. I make a trip to the recycle center a couple times a month and it's not a big deal. To those of you calling for curbside collection, take a few minutes on a Saturday morning and drop off your stuff at 960 24th Avenue. The guys there are great, very helpful and friendly and you'll save the city of Columbus lots of $$$$$$$$$$$ by doing something yourself.

I recycle some. Mostly cans, paper and iron. There are a lot of times I think how much easier it would be to just drop it in the garbage. Yet, it really is benefical to us in the long run to put forth a little effort now.

My wife and I recycle almost everything we can. It would make it easier if we had curbside service. Things a person recycles add up quickly and take up a lot of space and there is also the problem of transporting them to designated sites. I really think curb side would be a hit and most residents of Columbus would participate.

The last time I commented on this issue, a few people heckled me regarding keeping government out of our lives, but I will post again. I still believe that recycling should be the law. Many countries in Europe have adopted this policy and it is very successful. It makes me sick to see how much waste "we" create in one week, let alone a year or even our whole lives! Just like most things, learning the new habit to recycle can seem tedious at first, but once it becomes a habit, it will seem awkward not to recycle. Just try a little experiment for a week. Take eveything you use that is recyclable for that one week and put it all in a pile in your garage. Now, after that one week, look at your "garbage" and multiply that by the number of people living in this great country (305 million and counting). Now multiply that by 52 (52 weeks in a year in case you didn't know). That would be equal to a small mountain in one year! A small mountain that would not necessarily need to be there. Have you gagged yet? A recycling program would also create jobs. Just think about it.

we recycle paper, plastic, aluminum, and tin cans. it has reduced our trash so much that we reduced our garbage pick up to every other week instead of every week which lowered my bill. that savings easily pays for the little bit of extra gas i use running a months worth of recycle items to the center. it comes down to doing it for future generations not yourself, but most people are to lazy or selfish to even try. i thought it would be a huge hassle at first, but once you start, it becomes habit and isn't bad at all.

Recycling is a bunch of baloney. All of them conservatives out there are paying people millions of dollars to so call recycle. What proof do we have that recycling is helping or nonrecycling is hurting the world. It is subsidized by the government that is why it looks good on paper. Everyone needs to quit believing what the government is feeding them.
P.S. PEOPLE OF COLUMBUS STOP DRINKING THE WATER.

The neighbor's dog poops in my garden. Does that count?

My kids did a contest at school recycling plastic, and from there it stuck. We do plastic, paper, cardboard, tin and aluminum cans. Good idea "easy once you start" never thought about changing my garbage pick-up! It has greatly reduced our "Real" GARBAGE!!

Hey "Good for the earth" you have obviously been mislead by your kids. Out of the list you made of things you recycle only one, aluminum cans, is cost beneficial to recycle.
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