The Irony of Recycling

I admit that I dragged my feet on ordering a recycling bin from the City of Jacksonville. We moved about four and a half months ago, and I just called the 630-CITY number to order my bin.

The irony? Recycling bins are on a 90-day backorder.

Really? Why in the world should it take three months to get one plastic bin to my house so I can recycle? Is the bin plated in gold? Does it have my name engraved on it? Are recycling bins in such demand throughout the state of Florida that there aren’t enough to go around?

And while I think it’s great that there are so many people in the city who want to recycle, it is also a shame that they are prevented from helping the environment because of the inadequacies of local government.

I believe that more people would recycle here if bins were provided automatically with trash cans. Admittedly, many recycling bins would sit, unused. But many more people would adopt the “why not” attitude if recycling was more convenient.