Guest Writer: Ruth Morse
When our county decided to start accepting recyclables way back when, I was naive.I thought it would save money!
WRONG!!
In order to collect the various recyclables, our garbage hauler (GH) had to add a second, totally different kind of truck, plus people* to people* it.
*I almost said guys to man it. Am I outdated or what?
That meant our quarterly garbage bill went up, not down.
Oh well, the savings would surely show up somewhere down the line. RIGHT?
The fees for regular garbage at the landfill would be less and the savings would be passed down to the little people. RIGHT?
WRONG!!
At first there were rumors that only clear plastic garbage bags could be sold in stores, so that the RPs (the Recycle Police) could visually check what was in your regular garbage to make sure you were complying with the voluntary recycling......