Recycling, do they recycle where you are???

we live in central Scotland and we recycle everything the local council give us different bins and different boxes to recycle , we have one for tins and jars , one for cardboard , one for papers and magazines , one for garden refuse and one for general waste . we also have a city dump where we can take bigger things and the council will pick up large items like beds furniture etc for a payment but we are pensioners and we get this service for free , it says in the local paper that our town recycles 65% of our waste , pretty good I think xx

They don't recycle that is strange. I thought every state recycles, well what do they do with stuff?

Yes we recycle here in upstae NY. We recycle all kinds of things- Pop cans for money Glass containers Newspaper and other paper Tin cans Plastic both bags and containers Metal-- there are some places that take your old vehicle and take it to the scrap yard and get so much money per ton of metal?? We've been recycling for years-- since I was a young adult-- but now it really caught on. I'm sure alot of people still just throw recycling stuff away- Not us- We only have 1 world-- what is a few extra minutes to clean it and sort it?? for our future and our kids future!

We have had optional recycling in Wisconsin for quite some time. Funny thing is, even though it is optional, nearly everyone I know takes the time to separate their recycling from their trash. In my area, my town pays for the recycling pick-up. Hawaii still doesn't do recycling? I went back about 10 years ago (I'm from Hawaii originally). I was staying with a relative, and I had finished a can of guava nectar (Oh, I MISS those). Out of habit, I started searching for a place for cans. When I asked where it was, I was told that the powers that be had decided it wasn't economical. She disagreed, but that was how it was. I was astonished. On Hawaii of all places? Where space is an issue?

we do now. it should have been implemented years ago. anyway, we are to segregate non-biodegradable to biodegradable materials. we should practice proper waste disposal. there would be a fine starting on 250 (first offense) for those who dont follow. but many household dont do what was told and whatever authority that handles this didn't do anything to the offenders.

i live in phoenix and no one recycle, when i lived in upstate n.y we had to. what is up with this world today.all the global warming happeing, in alaska for sure with the glaciers falling. in 10 years this earth might be gone!!!!!!what next??

No, we do not recycle out my way either. I live in the south west USA, nothing much out here. We are lucky to even have garbage pick up.

In Oklahoma, there are recycle locations all over the place. We have a bin to recycle paper in our church parking lot. You have to take your things usually TO the recycling place, but it isn't that hard if you are physically able to load and unload things to the center. When I was a teenager I used to recycle cans. Now our church youth group does that. It isn't mandatory to recycle here, but maybe that is because we don't have a huge problem right now. Of course, every place has back roads lined with trash, or people who don't care what litters their yard, but Oklahomans aren't in an environmental pinch right now. Perhaps the future hold mandatory decrees, but not now.

Where I live the have special recycling place where you can bring your extra garbage. There you can separate them according to their category...such as plastic, metal, green, woods, etc. As for the household or clothing stuff that still in a good condition and able for other people to use them...normally we'll bring the to recycle shops. They will sell them for really cheap price and the money goes to charity.