On the news tonight was a story that said the citizens of Columbus were petitioning their cities to establish a charge of $35/mo to pick up their garbage, but recycling was free. As you jotted the contact number down the broadcaster said something about Neighborhood Recycling Coordinators being trained in certain areas.

       One day Jim, your neighbor, calls. Jim is the Neighborhood Recycling Coordinator in your area. He invites you to a meeting at his house. When you arrive for the meeting you notice that Jim’s house has been significantly remodeled and refurnished. He takes you and your neighbors on a tour talking about how he has a way to recycle everything, quickly and efficiently. He points out the coffee table in his living room where he sorts his mail into white paper, newspapers and everything else. He shows you a drawer by his sink where he keeps cans, plastic bottles and other recyclables separate from kitchen waste. There are many other convenient systems which you will learn about when you read the New Recycling Story.