Trash

When we lived in the US, we didn't recycle on a regular basis. K really saw no point in doing it, but now that the issue is so expensive in Europe, K says, "You know, the Europeans really do a lot of things right." For instance, trash bags cost 1 Euro here. That is about $1.5o for each white trash bag! They also have to be purchased from certain stores in your communal area so they have the name of your commune printed on it. People don't pay an additional fee for trash pick up, but the cost of the bag covers it and that is why they are so expensive. The cheaper bags are blue for recycling plastic (collected Tuesdays), and yellow for recycling cardboard and paper (collected every other week) so we are highly encouraged to recycle. Great idea...huh Stacye? She's going to be so proud of us when we get back to the states and we're recycling gurus!