We had a great time this weekend, unloading my mother-in-law's house of it's recyclable material. I always feel so good when I recycle, and this semi-annual event in her town is quite inspiring. It's the 'drop and swap' day at her town recycling center, where you can bring along any number of recyclable materials to drop off. We tossed various metal pieces and parts, lots of styrofoam, papers to shred. We saw parts to playhouses (the nasty (but apparently recyclable) plastic kind), old, rusty bed frames, spent computer drives and monitors - you name it, we saw it. If it had a recyclable element to it, it was there. And the organization with which everything (except the parking) was handled was amazing to watch. I was thrilled to see so many people out in droves to recycle everything they could. They clearly had been saving up their items, as I watched several cars and trucks full to the brim with stuff piled on stuff -all recyclable, of course. The best part of this even is the swap part. If you are a town resident, you can peruse the useable items that still had life left in them, but were unwanted. We saw all sorts of electronics: stereos, computers, tvs, appliances. We saw all sorts of interesting looking furniture and doo-dads. We saw luggage, pictures, fishing and sports equipment. We even saw a man and young child making art from the 'found' objects just outside of the swap area.
The event lasts most of the day , and is held both Spring and Fall every year. I can't wait to go again!
Does your town have a recycle day?
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