The Saturday Recycling Trip

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I love to recycle but recently on Saturday I have been hiking or climbing so I couldn’t go to the recycling centre. The result is that I often accumulate recycling for several weeks. One day I finally have a saturday morning free, and that isn’t a public holiday, and I take things to recycle.

My other reason for not going to the recycling centre much is that the road to and from the recycling is narrow. It’s not narrow if you drive old cars, but it is narrow if you drive modern cars. My car is narrow and small so I can drive down that road, two abreast, but usually I wait for the path to be cleared, as that is the norm, at the moment.

I wish that getting to and from the recycling centre was more convenient. I wish that the road was slightly wider but also that commuters would stop going down that narrow road as if it was a short cut. There are plenty of wide roads that could be used by commuters instead. That’s my reason for going at 08:30-09:00. It’s abusrd to go there at rush hour.

If I had my way that road would be closed to cars, except for those going to recycle, or the local houses. It would become a cycling path instead. It has the ideal width to be a cycling lane and walking path. The paradox of this road is that it’s narrow, so people race down over the speed limit, in the hope that they won’t get blocked. It is a road that I hate cycling, and walking along, because of how dangerous people are when driving down this road. By going down this road as little as possible I help by not being part of the problem.

Another reason I went this morning is that it’s raining. If it’s raining people are likely to think "I can go next week". I like when it’s quiet.

And Finally

I am not being lazy by not hiking or doing other things. It’s good that I take a break from hiking to do something as essential as recycling. One day I might even be fully up to date.