On Sunday we went to the river park area where we normally pick up litter. But this time we took canvas chairs and sat under a tree to read books. We did that all afternoon. We were tempted to pick up litter, but we didn't do it.
Sometimes a person just has to rest.
Of course, the very next day I went to our neighborhood park and picked up litter. It was post Easter litter, so there were undiscovered plastic eggs lying about, and one contained twenty-five cents in pennies and nickels. Sweet!
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Making A Difference
Occasionally I just get so fed up with the trash along the main street near our home that I grab some plastic grocery bags and my gloves and go pick the stuff up. Today there was a very large mashed up cardboard box. I hauled it (on foot) to the nearest businesses, hoping to place it in a dumpster. Alas, the dumpsters were locked. No dumpster diving allowed in our hood! I left it there, between two locked dumpsters. Someone will probably grumble about it, but at least it's not out where everyone can see it.
I also picked up 25 cents worth of recyclables. A quick rinse and they're ready to be cashed in. It's not always a huge effort to save the world. If we each do our bit, we'll see a big difference in a short time.
Oh, and it's not always a thankless job. Today a neighbor made a point of poking his head out the door to thank me. Making a difference feels good.
I also picked up 25 cents worth of recyclables. A quick rinse and they're ready to be cashed in. It's not always a huge effort to save the world. If we each do our bit, we'll see a big difference in a short time.
Oh, and it's not always a thankless job. Today a neighbor made a point of poking his head out the door to thank me. Making a difference feels good.
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Meet Green Floyd
Our newest team member is Green Floyd. He's sort of the spiritual director of the team. As an environmental indicator species, he has a lot to lose in the war we're waging against our only planet.
Try to picture a world without frogs. No frog choirs at night. No plop, plop of a frog making it's way across the patio. No froggy surprises in the pockets of your kids' jeans on laundry day. Lots and lots of mosquitoes gleefully prospering without their #1 predator. West Nile Virus completely unleashed. Dead birds crashing to the ground. Messy, messy, messy!
A world without frogs would be a sad place. Even worse, a world without frogs would portend a world without us. While a world without us would be a clean, quiet, star-twinkling, peaceful place indeed, we wouldn't be here to experience it. So Recyclatorz challenges everyone to clean it up, quiet it down, turn out some lights and wage peace now before we have to see what a world without frogs is like.
Try to picture a world without frogs. No frog choirs at night. No plop, plop of a frog making it's way across the patio. No froggy surprises in the pockets of your kids' jeans on laundry day. Lots and lots of mosquitoes gleefully prospering without their #1 predator. West Nile Virus completely unleashed. Dead birds crashing to the ground. Messy, messy, messy!
A world without frogs would be a sad place. Even worse, a world without frogs would portend a world without us. While a world without us would be a clean, quiet, star-twinkling, peaceful place indeed, we wouldn't be here to experience it. So Recyclatorz challenges everyone to clean it up, quiet it down, turn out some lights and wage peace now before we have to see what a world without frogs is like.
Saturday, November 17, 2007
What the heck are Recyclatorz?
Recyclatorz are like terminators, only instead of killing people we recycle bottles and cans for people who lack the time or resources to do it themselves.
We are passionate about keeping litter off of our streets, out of landfills and out of our waterways. We routinely comb the bank of the American River to remove garbage and recyclables that pose a deadly threat to not only the local wildlife, but also to ocean wildlife once it makes its way out to sea. The parkway looks so pretty when we're done, and we delight to see the creatures who live there thriving.
Turning our avocation into a business seems a logical option for us. Retired from full time home management and needing to contribute financially to the household, Sue has worked part time doing office work. But there is a problem. Disabled by Crohn's Disease, Sue is unable to work full days and cannot work regular hours. A simple, low-stress, self-run venture with flexible scheduling seems the ideal way to turn a true passion into needed cash.
So what we do is, we collect bottles and cans from clients. We rinse them out and then we cash them in. We don't charge anything for the service! Yes, really! We can provide bins for our clients to use or we can empty our clients' bins into ours. We're all about being flexible.
As for our mascot, Orville's a rat but he's a good guy who really cares about recycling. He's a little worse for wear because gathering litter is not easy work. One ends up in some pretty yucky and even trecherous places. But do notice his earring! That was Daughter's idea.
Email us at recyclatorz@gmail.com or call 916-802-9419 for details. Service is currently available only in the Sacramento area. We can only accept beverage containers with redemption value -- glass, aluminum and plastic.
We are not here to compete with the local utilities. We support the use of curbside recycling wherever it is available. Proceeds from those recyclables support your local waste management program.
The thing is that there are situations and circumstances that can get in the way of using curbside service. One is scavenging by "dumpster divers". They're stealing from your waste management company, and some customers are choosing to keep their CRVs (California Redemption Value) items out of the cans rather than support scavenging in their neighborhoods.
Other circumstances include big events or parties or even small business lunchrooms where recycling service is unavailable, unaffordable or impractical. That's where we come in. We can schedule regular service or respond to sporadic needs. Contact us today!
We are passionate about keeping litter off of our streets, out of landfills and out of our waterways. We routinely comb the bank of the American River to remove garbage and recyclables that pose a deadly threat to not only the local wildlife, but also to ocean wildlife once it makes its way out to sea. The parkway looks so pretty when we're done, and we delight to see the creatures who live there thriving.
Turning our avocation into a business seems a logical option for us. Retired from full time home management and needing to contribute financially to the household, Sue has worked part time doing office work. But there is a problem. Disabled by Crohn's Disease, Sue is unable to work full days and cannot work regular hours. A simple, low-stress, self-run venture with flexible scheduling seems the ideal way to turn a true passion into needed cash.
So what we do is, we collect bottles and cans from clients. We rinse them out and then we cash them in. We don't charge anything for the service! Yes, really! We can provide bins for our clients to use or we can empty our clients' bins into ours. We're all about being flexible.
As for our mascot, Orville's a rat but he's a good guy who really cares about recycling. He's a little worse for wear because gathering litter is not easy work. One ends up in some pretty yucky and even trecherous places. But do notice his earring! That was Daughter's idea.
Email us at recyclatorz@gmail.com or call 916-802-9419 for details. Service is currently available only in the Sacramento area. We can only accept beverage containers with redemption value -- glass, aluminum and plastic.
We are not here to compete with the local utilities. We support the use of curbside recycling wherever it is available. Proceeds from those recyclables support your local waste management program.
The thing is that there are situations and circumstances that can get in the way of using curbside service. One is scavenging by "dumpster divers". They're stealing from your waste management company, and some customers are choosing to keep their CRVs (California Redemption Value) items out of the cans rather than support scavenging in their neighborhoods.
Other circumstances include big events or parties or even small business lunchrooms where recycling service is unavailable, unaffordable or impractical. That's where we come in. We can schedule regular service or respond to sporadic needs. Contact us today!
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