Yeah, there's a few of us around, though probably the world's majority reside in Japan. Like many of my generation, I was raised to be a recycler up to a point, but when I became aware of what they were doing at the J.A. Pan, Co. back in '66, it really 'lit a fire under me' on the subject.Originally Posted by westend9
Only 15%?! That's really low compared to my locale, though in the past decade it's gotten better. Until legislation makes it a huge finable offense that gets tacked on to property taxes if they fail to recycle, the average American isn't going to bother. Heck, around here if you want the city or county trash collectors to pick-up recyclables you have to pay via property tax assessment for the privilege even though they get paid by the reclaimers!
I really wonder why I bother though. I mean just one illegal alien or otherwise 'indifferent' family around me dumps more recyclable paper, cardboard, glass, plastic at the curb for trash pick-up in a week than I reclaim in a couple of months and there's many thousands of them in a ~5 mi. radius.
Looks nice, but I swoon at the thought of spending so much time on woodworking I can't see. Different strokes............
A Mickey D's with a Redwood fence?! Don't recall ever seeing such a luxury at any 'fast food' emporium around here. The only Redwood I've scored is [7] 1x8x96" rough sawn planks that's been collecting dust in the shop for right at 34 yrs now. Now that I know I'm probably stuck where I am till I'm good as gone, guess I ought to use it up on that fireplace I'd considered way back when now that firewood, as expensive as it is now, is cheaper than electrical or natural gas heat around here.
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