If you’re not sure what can go into that blue recycling bin, you’re not alone.  Although curbside recycling has been around for decades, it still confuses many San Diego residents, who wonder if they are doing it right.

The confusion is not only about what kinds of things shouldn’t go in the blue bin.  But what are people throwing away that could be recycled instead?

JMS Kaplan Journal by Josh Babin
April 17, 2008

Parents often tell their children not to put something in their mouths if they don’t know where it’s been. If San Diegans followed this advice, it would be hard to find anything to eat.

Consuming locally-grown food is one way to ease the impact of global warming because the food doesn’t have to be transported as far, thereby cutting down on fuel consumption.  But finding food grown in San Diego can be a difficult task.

Election Central – VoiceOfSanDiego.org

Where they stand – San Diego Union-Tribune

Resources

Delta Smelt - Resources Agency Department of Fish and Game

Delta Smelt – Center for Biological Diversity

Delta Smelt Facts, May 2007 – EarthJustice

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