Long-Term Green

Looking at my previous posts, you (and I) can see that many of the Green projects I started have failed. I feel little better knowing that many of you have had some of the same setbacks. When I actually drop the newspapers into the trash, I still feel a deep twinge of guilt knowing what I should be doing with those papers. Fortunately, there are a handful of Green habits that have survived...and believe it or not, that twinge is one of the best ones.

When my neighbors across the road ended their recycling, I was forced to stop, also. There is new hope on the horizon. Our local HOA has taken the positive step (the first in a long time) of seeking a proposal from Waste Management for a community-wide contract for trash collection which would also include recycling at no extra cost. If that deal actually comes through, I will be the first to leave my cans, bottles and newspapers at the curb (actually by the ditch...we don't have curbs in our part of the mountains).

I wonder if my Green musings at the HOA meetings made someone else feel guilty enough to put together a smart trash and recycling plan for all of us? I'll take credit either way.