I came home yesterday evening to find this waiting for me on our doorstep. It's our new green recycling box. I can't tell you how eagerly I've anticipated its arrival and how delighted I was to see it. After seeing me take this photo of it my neighbour must have had his worst fears about my sanity confirmed.
Bristol City Council actively promotes recycling and we already have an excellent weekly kerbside collection for glass, paper, tins, aluminium foil etc. However, until today, we have been unable to recycle plastic or tetra paks other than by taking them to one of only a few recycling stations, most of which tend to be located at the far end of supermarket car parks!
Now I know I should be cutting down on plastic consumption and I am trying to. Honest! But there are still a number of essentials(?) that come in no greener packaging. Chief among them are dairy products - milk, yoghurt, cream. We have milk delivered in glass bottles but it's no longer delivered every day and we sometimes require extra at short notice.
So now, while I shall continue to try and 'reduce' first, I am thankful that I'm now able to' recycle' more easily.
