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If there is one thing you should never say in our dear city, it is "recycling is a hassle." (Gasp!) Without a doubt, muttering those words will earn you hundreds of dirty looks--we're passive-aggressive too, don't forget.
But for now, forgo the shifty eyes. Because today marks a big recycling milestone, as the City of Seattle has reached a 50 percent recycling rate. That's half of all our home, work, and self-hauled waste being recycled instead of going to the landfill. Nice going, Seattle!
We already knew we weren't very wasteful, but apparently all those dirty looks, compost bins, and eco-friendly this and that really helped the cause. But no more slacking, because Mayor Nickels has set the recycling bar even higher, aiming for a 60 percent recycling rate by 2010.
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I easily set out 4x more recycling than garbage. When will we go to weekly recycling collection?
My neighbor keeps my 'learning to recycle butt' in check by nosing through my trash and critiquing me on what I didn't do correct...is that illegal.I'm getting better,I swear!