"I don't have time to recycle."
I get this comment over and over again. Here's the thing, if you have time to take out the trash, you probably have time to recycle.
Some things are easy to recycle. Boxes, pop cans, wine bottles, etc. They either go right into the recycling bin or just need a quick rinse. If it takes the same amount of time to put it into one bin versus the other, how can you not have time? Is it because you have a garbage can in every room but not a recycling bin in every room? Is it because walking that second wheeled cart to the end of the driveway requires too much effort?
Other things take a bit of effort to recycle. They need to be rinsed out and sometimes that is a huge pain in the butt. Rinsing out a shampoo bottle is high on my list of things I despise doing to get something ready to be recycled. If you hate doing these things why not consider products that don't need to be recycled? Bar soap vs body wash, for example. There are a lot of simple changes you can make to reduce the overall products that you use, or by selecting products that don't require recycling, you make it easier on yourself and the environment. I am not suggesting throwing more arbitrary items into the trash either.
If you think you don't have time to recycle, consider at least recycling the easy things. Make a point to buy products that do not need to be recycled. Make time to recycle and stop being lazy. Is it that you don't have time to recycle or is it really that you just don't want to?
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