Where I live, the people that live in town have curbside recycling. You know, those little blue bins they set out at the curb, filled with their recyclables for the week.

I was grateful when the local city decided to do curbside. That meant they were getting serious about recycling. More residents would recycle if it were easy for them.

The problem?

Now that the city has curbside recycling, they’ve done away with all but one of the stand alone recycling centers. I live way outside the city, so I just save my cardboard, plastics and glass up until I have a big box full, then take it with me when I need to head to town.

First they took away the recycling center on the east side of the city. Then they took away the recycling center on the north side of the city. All that’s left is one on the south side. This is the one I must now use.

Next they reduced the size of the recycling container for plastics at the one remaining recycling center. Sometimes it’s just too full to put anymore plastic in it, so what do I have to do but haul it all back home again. They aren’t making it easy for the non-residents to recycle. Of course, they may be doing that on purpose.

If they close the last recycling center, that would mean I’d have to haul it to the next city, about 30 miles each way.

Not a very green solution is it?