If you live in a city like Seattle, Philadelphia or San Diego you know that going green is actually a law. That’s because all of those cities require mandatory recycling be conducted by all of its citizens. Anyone who forgoes the recycling rules you could be fined or not have their garbage picked up at all. While this might sound a bit extreme most folks in those cities have embraced the recycling programs because it takes very little effort to manage. The city has provided all residents with recycle bins that have to be filled up with the proper items and put on the curb along with the regular trash. The result is that tons of garbage is diverted away from those cities’ landfills and put to much better use.

While you might not like to be told what to do with your garbage the idea of a mandatory recycling program could be headed to Charlotte. It’s all part of a 10 year solid waste program being put forth by the county government. There are already voluntary recycle programs throughout Charlotte which many residents are participating in. However, if you’re looking to take care of a serious pile up of cardboard and other recyclable materials then you might have to bring in outside help in the form of professional junk haulers.

The slogan of these eco-friendly programs is “recycle, repurpose and reuse.” The recycling part comes down to a matter of separating your garbage. While that might seem bizarre to some people it’s actually a very routine habit to get into. Essentially all you need to do is separate anything made of paper or metal versus food scraps. All of those paper products such as magazines, newspapers, junk mail, cereal boxes and other cardboard items are perfect materials for recycling. If the mandatory program passes in Charlotte you’ll be given a big blue bin that you could fill up weekly. Even just one week of recycling will show you just how much of this kind of garbage you would normally throw out. If all that cardboard and paper can avoid going to one of the many landfills around Charlotte then it’s going to be a benefit for everyone.

The purpose of a landfill is to gather trash and let it sit there until it breaks down to its basic chemical components. By allowing garbage to do that it really is going to waste. Paper products that make their way into a recycling facility are shredded into pulp and then repackaged into regular paper. Today many companies use recycled materials in their packaging which lowers their costs and protects the environment. You can tell which companies are participating in these types of programs by reading the labels on the boxes.

If you decide to hire a pro junk hauling team like Junk King Charlotte to help you take away all of your bulky cardboard items then those same people can also remove other big items like furniture, lumber scraps or backyard waste. Once your home is clear of the big items you’ll be ready to tackle your own recycling project and be ahead of the curve with the law takes effect.