|| That's How We Do Things ||

One of my favorite things about Switzerland {and I am sure lots of Europe does it this way} is their recycling system. I think it's pretty great. In multiple places around the city there are these huge containers that you bring your recycling to. So in our home we have separate bags we place the different items in and then when they fill we take them to dispose of them. Where we take our recycling is not too far from our home, it's pretty awesome being able to walk and drop them off.

Above is how you get rid of cans...stick them in, turn the wheel to crush the cans and then the cans drop down. Voila. Turning the wheel is pretty fun.

And for glass their are separate containers for white glass, green and brown. Just toss em on in and enjoy the sound of breaking glass. Also there are places for PET and sometimes it's at the grocery store as well. We drop ours off inside the Migros grocery store. It is pretty great to be physically involved in recycling/disposing. I think they have a pretty great set up.

Another great thing about Switzy, along with much of Europe, is the cart system. You put a coin in to take the cart and then when you return your cart you pop the coin out...like above. I wish we had this system everywhere in the States.

So that's how we do things!