Friday, February 25, 2011

Recycling I Will Go . . .

Once upon a time I belonged to a local writers group.  Several of the ladies had been published.  Of course in those days, I thought published meant rolling in dough.

I was shocked to learn that one of the multi-published authors would reuse her manuscript drafts and print on the other side of the paper.
Whoa!  I'll never do that.

Big blue Selectric I always worked from clean copy.  In the olden days, that mean if I made a mark on a manuscript, I'd retype the whole page and/or chapter.  We're talking in the days of electric typewriters here.  When the computer came along, I'd just print out a fresh page.

Well, a few years went by.  I lost my day job, and darned if using the backside of a sheet of paper didn't seem like a pretty smart way to go, especially with the cost of paper constantly rising.

I had a HUGE stack of old manuscript pages I've slowly been going through and--holy smoke--this week I ran out.  No more big pile (and we're talking over a foot tall at one point) pile of paper. Good grief!  Now I was going to have to use NEW, UNTOUCHED paper!!!

I actually felt panicky.

And then to make it worse the dreaded toner light on my printer went on.

I see a trip to Office Max in my future.

What do you recycle on a regular basis?
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  1. Linda C in ValpoFebruary 25, 2011 at 9:33 AM

    I recycle, by way of the bin from the trash service, the usual:newspapers, magazines, some mail, glass and plastic food containers.
    I don't re-use paper so much, usually put it in the recycle. Or shred.

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  2. BarbaraFebruary 25, 2011 at 10:27 AM

    I've recycled paper forever, and we recycle as much as possible in the house and my husband's shop. As for the printer, have you shaken it? I'm so cheap I shake it several times before I give up and buy a new one.

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  3. pantomimeFebruary 25, 2011 at 11:21 AM

    We recycle, bottles, plastic, and paper. I also recycle plastic supermarket bags either as bin liners or doggy bags on our many walks. Recycle leftovers, cooked roast meat becomes a different meal, Sunday Roast vegetables become Bubble and Squeak on a Monday. Garden waste becomes compost, lipstick stubs get melted down and mixed to a new colour, leftover barbeque food becomes dog treats, I know getting ridiculous now..

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  4. Rita BFebruary 25, 2011 at 1:23 PM

    Ditto..Linda C.
    Try my best with most things. Take to resale shops if at all possible. But some just gets pitched.

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  5. BarbaraFebruary 26, 2011 at 10:05 AM

    Ooh, we haven't had Bubble and Squeak in ages. Thanks for the idea.

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  6. Constant ReaderFebruary 28, 2011 at 11:29 AM

    The standard - paper, plastic, glass, plastic bags. I take 'household chemicals' and electronics to our local semi-annual collections. My local Best Buy accepts old CDs, ink cartridges...

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  7. Elizabeth Varadan, AuthorFebruary 28, 2011 at 11:04 PM

    My husband and I recycle plastic and paper each week in a separate can. I have to say I don't print drafts on the other side of other drafts, but I do save the opposite sides of printed paper for notes.

    I am new to your site, by the way. Liked one of your comments on Rhys's pieces. (I'm a Molly fan, as are several of my friends.)

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