How long does our trash take to break down?

[cats4ever]

Thank you, Candace, for posting this! Everybody needs to read this.
This is what happened at our house a few months ago:
On trashday, regular trash gets picked up first, then the recycling truck arrives a few minutes later.
Lately, the empty recycling bin has been placed on top of the empty trash toter. I thought this was strange, until we figured out what happened:
It was a signal from the trash guys that the recycling crew didn't have to stop, BECAUSE THE TRASH GUYS DUMPED THE RECYCABLES INTO THEIR TRUCK!!! (capital letters because I was fuming).
We got proof of this by taping it. Then we called their supervisor. It took several calls before this got resolved.
Otherwise we would have taken the tape to our local TV station. Maybe we should have anyway.
They are probably still doing it at other stops on their route...

[Randi]

I agree, everyone should read this and stop using plastic bags. Hopefully plastic bottles won't be used much longer, either! The oceans are littered with plastic that fish eat when it breaks down to smaller pieces, so when we eat fish, we get it.

We have recycled glass bottles for many years here, and also have contaners for cardboard and for hard plastic items... and for batteries, too.

Let's keep out planet clean!

[mon]

These are very depressing numbers and facts. We recycle as much as possible, everything we can think of we try to recycle in the receptticles and one can only try to do their best. That being said, as one gets older, buy what ever the hell you want. Especially if you are unwell and want to buy over packaged food, throw things that will never disinegrate wherever the hell you please and then have the courtesy to die.