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Recycling Wonderland

Last November, at Greenfest SF, I had my number one, top recycling experience of all time. Each waste disposal area had not one, not two, but three containers: one for recycling, one for composting, and one for trash. But that's not all!
Each recycling station also had a volunteer who examined your spork, paper bag, or half-eaten churro and told you exactly which container to throw it in. Plus, some of the volunteers were pretty cute. Apparently it was effective - someone told me that 95% of all waste from the fest was recycled or composted.
Greenfest: Go for the recycling, stay for the volunteer eye candy.
-Toshio... off to recycle the glass I just broke...
Posted by: tmeronek on 05/03/2007
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Melanie  on January 26, 2008 at 10:31 AM 41
I have a question. My apartment building does not have a separate recycling bin, and my landlord said that all of the trash gets taken to a center where everything is sorted out and then recycled. Is this legit? I've tried asking the landlord for our written recycling policy (in Chicago it's required that the landlord include/post this info, but I can't find it anywhere, and they seem hesitant to tell me the name and exact location of this center). I have also contacted the waste management company listed on the dumpster, but no one has gotten back to me yet. Should we be preparing our containers in any way? Has anyone heard of this kind of service? It seems way too easy to be true...thanks for you help!
Branda  on January 26, 2008 at 04:00 PM 42
I think he is lying to you Melanie. Check out this article: http://www.chicagoreader.com/features/stories/recycling/
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