Build a Recycling Center

The most simple way to make your home “green” is to start at the most basic level and recycle. We all need to do our part to recycle what ever we can. Recycling is a big part of the future; many items are made from recycled products already, such as fabrics, bottles, outdoor furniture, even some clothes! Imagine what the inventors and designers will think of next! Honestly, I believe that the only way to make sure that we have a future with more “stuff” is to recycle. I know this involves time and storage space, but I promise we can make it as mindless and as attractive as possible. First of all, find out if your waste management company allows single stream recycling. If so, this is great news because you don’t have to sort any of your recycled products! But sometimes we aren’t lucky enough to live in these areas. So, maybe you live in a nice big house in the suburbs with a three car garage. This is perfect – you have all the room in the world (just kidding)! But at least you may be able to find room for attractive plastic bins to separate recycling into. I suggest getting containers that are similar to garbage cans and have lids; you may even be able to get color coded lids that have slots made for each item. Imagine how much this helps take the thinking part away from the process! Now, maybe you aren’t fortunate enough to have this as your living situation, which may require a little bit more space inside your home. But don’t worry, we can make this work. Several suggestions would be to head up to your local home store and purchase a “recycling” can that has two separate plastic containers that can easily be removed. If you buy two of these cans, you will be able to separate the main recycling groups; plastic, paper, glass and cardboard. But maybe this isn’t quite what you are looking for; did you know you can buy units to mount onto your wall? The doors can be pulled forward and reveal separate plastic color coded containers to sort recycling into. Wow! I guarantee that with this one, you will have everyone asking you what this item is on your wall. Imagine all the people you can get to join the recycling movement with a container like this! Do you recycle? Do you have a system that works for you?