[jentwentynine]

Just learned that only 10% of households in St. Pete participate in voluntary curbside recycling. Why do y'all think that is?

[MiamiRob]

Who says Floridians don't recycle? About every third or fourth house on my block does. I have 3 bins at my house but they only pick up once a week.
Recycling really has too become a habit for it to be effective.

[user8]

Because there are a lot of people down here who aren't very socially conscious.

[MiamiRob]

Like I said recycling is a "force of habit" issue. You have to teach others that live with you to make a conscious effort to seperate articles like plastic & glass bottles, newspapers and cardboard boxes. Once it becomes a routine the battle has been won.

[IAm_FloridaBorn]

st. Pete does not account for Florida WTF.

At least in orlando I see a lot of recycle Trucks. My neighborhood it's Wednesdays and Fridays

[OrlFlaUsa]

Originally Posted by user8

Because there are a lot of people down here who aren't very socially conscious.

Where'd they come down from lol?

[CoreLysium]

Originally Posted by OrlFlaUsa

Where'd they come down from lol?

Snerk.

I've lived in places were everyone put their blue bin out and in places were we were told that they weren't interested in picking up from us. At our current house, we had to nearly fight to get one, and we're the only ones in our neighborhood that use it. And like I said, I lived where everyone used to.

Edited to add: Consider the source of the thread. Not sure if troll.
Schools are "bad"?
resort/spa work for massage therapist

[ja1myn]

Originally Posted by jentwentynine

Just learned that only 10% of households in St. Pete participate in voluntary curbside recycling. Why do y'all think that is?

Old people don't really want to sort their garbage.

[gypsychic]

Originally Posted by jentwentynine

Just learned that only 10% of households in St. Pete participate in voluntary curbside recycling. Why do y'all think that is?

St. Pete is not all of Florida. You can probably find percentages like that anywhere in the country.

[annerk]

Originally Posted by ja1myn

Old people don't really want to sort their garbage.

My grandparents sorted their garbage until the day they died--this was back in the 69's and 70's, before recycling became fashionable.

My husband and I recycle about three times as much as we throw into the garbage. We also try to avoid using things like paper towels, plastic bags, etc.

That three times doesn't account for items we donate to charity rather than tossing. Old towels, blankets, sheets, etc. are gratefully accepted by animal shelters by the way. Yankee Candle tarts are given to the Boy Scouts who melt them down and make them into fire starters. I try to find a home for everything. And we very, very seldom buy pizza because the cardboard isn't recyclable. Instead I make it at home from scratch. No preservatives/chemicals and better for the environment.