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The recycling center at -the Washington Firehouse shqjuld be more than a means for the town’s volunteer fire department to make a few desperately needed dollars.
Participation in'^recycling program
^\|iould signal a commitment to preserving this country’s rapidly
dwindlmk resources. If doesn’t,^af^ast not wNNyiapers, books and magazines are dumped carelessly on the ground to be blown by wind across yards and fields and turned by rain into soggy masses of pulp.
At our hastily scheduled clean-up project last Thursday, we found piles and piles of, trash, not paper for recycling. The big trailer stood almost empty, only the^di^nr filled to the hijlfeking point by stacks and boxes.
Part of the blame belongs to the volunteer firemen who failed to provide steps for easy access to the new trailer. But most of the blame rests squarely on the shoulders of local people who wouldn’t make the effort to toss their bundles inside. What’s the sense of bringing materials in for recycling if they’re going to be turned into litter instead? We realize that a few of the litter droppers probably lacked the strength to heft a pile of newspapers through the trailer opening. But then they should have put the papers right back in their cars.
The names and addreses on the newspapers aqd periodicals strewn around the site surprised us. They belonged to volunteer firemen, environmentalists and conservationists, upstanding citizens and community leaders. Respect for the privacy of individuals — no matter how undeserved in this case — prevents us from listing the names of people
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