recyclable? not so my friend.

you're all probably good citizens, right? i mean, we all recycle - paper, cans, plastic, glass, you know, all the right stuff. well, most of the right stuff. glass my friends is not recyclable! the recycling plants actually pay people to take it to the landfill. you see, clear glass has some recyclable value, however coloured glass does not. the problem lies in the plants, who crush clear AND coloured bottles together, therefore 'contaminating' the clear glass and rendering it valueless. (is that a word?) so they just throw it out! i thought glass bottles were definitely recyled, but it turns out there is no market for recycled glass. aluminum gets the biggest return on recycling because it is actually better to make aluminium with used material. so my friends, think twice before you throw that empty bottle of spaghetti sauce into the recycling bin, you may as well save the recycling people some trouble and throw it in the garbage.

more of our waste secrets are yet to be uncovered. i'll keep you posted as my course continues. :)

secondly, am i mistaken or are rat tails coming back into style?? i saw two little boys today at the eaton centre with rat tails. what is that about? keep your eyes open and let me know if this was simply an isolated experience, or if the phenomenon is once again sweeping the nation!