RE: Curbside Recycling

[Robert Hoffmann <escape@alt-escape.com>]

At 01:26 PM 10/12/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Phil, concur with you on the curbside recycling program.  Having grown up in
>Moscow, I will tell you a much larger percentage of residents will recycle
>their cans, paper products, etc.,  if they can place these materials at the
>base of their driveways for pick-up at a designated time.

My 2 cents?  I also support curbside recycling.  Used food containers
(cans, jars, etc.) should be cleaned before recycling, so they don't have a
scent to attract dogs.  This also ensures a high quality (and higher sale
price) of Moscow recyclables, ensuring success of the program.  By the way,
dogs are quite capable of overturning trash cans with unseparated contents,
so I think curbside recycling would be an improvement over the status quo.

I have one question that no one has addressed here.  Will separation of
trash be mandatory?  I think it should be.  I think that this throw-away
society is deplorable.  If people have to recycle th
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