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Originally posted by a2k
How much of your garbage do you recycle?
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most of it. no choice really, here in Germany.
(altho i really don't mind, when i lived in the US i recycled most all i could)
How it works here -
our allowed garbage for the whole house -
(me + bf in our apt, plus landlord + her 3 older kids in the main house)
40 liters every 2 weeks.
(so, imagine 20 x 2 liter soda bottles)
or, approx 10 gallons.
that is the size of our garbage can.
(it's not so bad for everyone, my bf's parents for example where it's just the 2 of them get to make 70 liters of garbage. they live in a different but nearby town, and perhaps they pay more for it?)
so - what gets recycled -
drinking bottles (glass & plastic) -
have a deposit so they go back to the store
plastic. everything plastic. including tetrapacks (milk, icetea, etc)
paper. all paper, even used kleenexes. (not sure if that's 'supposed' to go in there, but we go thru so many, i've got no choice really)
metal, glass. such as tincans, bottles for various foodthings.
those we have to bring to big recycling bins ourselves, just a 1 minute bikeride away tho.
compostables. composted. all vegetable parts, coffeegrounds, eggshells.
so yeah, if it *can* be recycled, i recycle it.
it's a bit of work, and i think the garbage restrictions are a bit too tight, just because i do like to go on occasional super-clean throw-shit-out sprees...
but overall, i think it's a good thing.
and there honestly from what i've seen there's less 'litter' here than in the US.
:shrug:
curious@ any other europeans here - how is it in your country?