Drinking Campground Water...

ken56 wrote:
We are supposed to be putting those plastic water bottles in the recycle bin not the regular trash. I wish campgrounds would be a bit more proactive in the recycling area really. Most CG's have small and inadequate bins for recycling materials. I know too that most campers are not that diligent in separating their trash while camping. Too much trouble? Not for me. Recycle when you can.

Two big problems with campground recycling. One, some of your fellow campers feel free to use recycling bins for common garbage. A paper plate heaped with chickenu bones and rancid potato salad doesn't go in the recycle bin. To satisfy the recycling lords were have to sort that crud. Second, many rural areas cannot recycle. Where we are located, glass must go to the landfill, there are no recycling facilities within 200+ miles making hauling economically and environmentally prohibitive. Plastic recycling in our area cost too much for the local trash authorities to provide. Currently, only cardboard, clean paper and aluminum cans (not tin or steel) are accepted by the trash providers. It is not as simple as just putting out a bin.