RE: [greenyes] FW: [MassRecycle] New York City recommits to recycling!

[Debra Lombard <dlombard@no.address>]

Hi Michael and GreenYes,

I don't know about NYC, but here in New Haven, I see many residential blue 
recycling
bins only half full and I know these people MUST be using more recyclable 
containers than what would only half-way fill one of those bins, in a 
WEEK.

I think part of the problem is we as a society are not really educated in 
what is or is not recylable AND we are tending to eat less and less at 
home.
Many things can easily be disassembled and the parts then recycled. I 
don't believe most people in US know this or do this.

I know there have been recycling education programs in schools but the way 
kids learn (& I have one) is you can "preach" to them all day long at 
"school" but if
their parents or guardians at home don't do those things AND believe in 
doing them, then the kids don't understand why to do them AND do not see 
their role models doing that either.

I don't have a sure fire solution but everything we all do helps.

Peace,
Debra

Debra Lombard
LEEDtm Accredited Professional
Lighting & Sustainable Design 
The RETEC Group
900 Chapel St., 2nd Fl - Box 9
New Haven, CT 06510
Tel: 203-776-2358 x 237
Fax: 203-773-3657
www.retec.com
dlombard@no.address