Would you pay $5/month for curbside recycling? Or do you already feel nickel & dimed by the government?
I ask these questions as I contemplate my city, which is without curbside recycling. I have been following Woods Cross' new curbside recycling program. From my understanding it costs residents less that $5/month. But I have yet to look into how limited the program is. I don't know if it includes just newspaper and glass, or also 1-5 plastics. Bountiful has been contemplating a program, but there has already been an outcry from citizens about being nickel and dimed.
For me, $5/month would be a steal. Everywhere else we have lived we have been required to have curbside recycling and it has cost closer to $10/month. It would save me from loading all my recycling into my car and driving down to the recycling center to then dump it all in the right bins.
Would you take advantage of a curbside program? What is the maximum you would be willing to pay? If you have curbside recycling, how much does it cost, how often do they pick up, and what items do they accept? Any other thoughts?
Monday, March 31, 2008
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Utah is so behind the times. $5 a month for recycling is a steal. I grew up recycling in souther california in the 90's and here we are looking at 2008 and we don't have a program in the majority of Utah.
I currently have 3 trash cans in my garrage that store the recycling which I then have to haul down to the recycling center each month.
In reality, $5 a month is a small price to pay to recycle trash and show social responsibility. It's embarrasing.
We pay $5/month for curbside recycling in Provo and do it gladly. It is paper, 1-2 plastics and small appliances. No glass. And I wish they did more plastics, but every little bit helps, right?
A neighbor of ours does it for us for $8 per month. I would love it if the city (we're in Bountiful) would start a program. Better yet, I wish our whole sanitation system were run differently. In some countries you are charged for the volume or weight of garbage you throw out and your recyclables are free. We're backwards here.
We just got curbside recycling in Pleasant View. I do take advantage and like it. I had 2 trash cans before (wow, don't kids generate a lot of garbage???) and was able to get rid of one because I was able to recycle metals, 1 and 2 plastics, papers, and cardboard. They pick it up 2 times a month and it is better than having to take it to the recycle bins.
I think it would be great! I hate tossing things I know could be put to further use.
Highland provides curbside recycling ($3.75/mon)and now we don't need our 2nd garbage can that costs $7. Allied Waste accepts newspaper, magazines, glossy ads, telephone books, #1-7 plastics, tin cans, aluminum cans, cardboard boxes, junk mail, office paper, wrapping paper and small appliances. They don't accept glass, styrofoam or grocery bags. I agree with wastachmom, we are backwards here. I think recycling should just be part of the garbage collection packages cities provide its citizens.
I know you've moved on to new topics, but I'm a little behind and just catching up! I live in S. Davis County and pay for curbside recycling ($10/mo). My city has also been talking about starting a program, and I would love it if I could cut the cost in half, but really $10/mo. is worth it to me to help out the enviornment a little, and not have to haul the stuff myself to those big dumpsters! I don't have to sort anything - just throw it all together in a big garbage can. They take metal, cardboard, all papers, plastics. Glass is the only thing I know they don't do.
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