Recycling Picture of the Week: Commercial Set Outs

A big thank you to Chris Bell for sending us this picture! My appologies for forgetting to credit this in the newsletter - Brian

Here is a picture that is sure to give most recyclers a heart attack. This photo was taken in a small Southwestern Town in New Mexico. This is a typical commercial set out. Since most commercial customers do not use a container or dumpster, businesses set all their waste (and recycling too) in one area where it is picked up for disposal. Based on my observations, I would estimate approximately 15 to 20% of the total volume taken to the landfill is cardboard. You could call this photo the “need for recycling” picture.