We are recycling fanatics these days. It drives me nuts. Once you start collecting faithfully it is amazing how much stuff there is that otherwise would be sitting at the landfills. Shameful.

I have to take a trip to the recycling yard every week, otherwise the special bins I bought (three, meant to be a laundry sorter but used for cardboard, paper, tin, glass, plastic, refundable juice and pop containers) overflow all over the porch.

Now that I see the volume of stuff I've been throwing out all these years when I didn't recycle everything, it is kindof scary to think how the majority of people do not recycle... and I understand why, too -- because it's such a pain in the ass... really, it is. If I never had to wash another plastic bag to reuse, ever again, I would feel so blessed.

But no. I will continue to take the responsibility, though it is an ongoing irritation.