{"id":1552,"date":"2014-06-10T19:42:50","date_gmt":"2014-06-10T23:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/?p=1552"},"modified":"2014-06-15T07:08:42","modified_gmt":"2014-06-15T11:08:42","slug":"recycling-for-a-cause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/recycling-for-a-cause\/","title":{"rendered":"Recycling for a cause"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every morning (except when the temperature is lower than -12C) I walk my little dog, Billie. We typically walk 2-3 kilometers around our neighbourhood.<\/p>\n

For a couple of years now I have been picking up aluminum cans and alcohol bottles while out walking. This behavior started because a friend of mine collects recyclable materials, sells them every fall and uses the proceeds to fund a Thanksgiving turkey roast for family and friends. Disgusted by the amount of trash I see as I walk, inspired by Tracy’s generousity, I decided to pick up the returnables and give them to her.<\/p>\n

This morning, as I walked, I saw and empty plastic bag, appropriately, a Beer Store bag. I\u00a0 picked it up. Not fifty feet down the street I saw a beer can, then, within the next fifty feet, three more beer cans and a pop can.\u00a0\"IMG_2999\"<\/a> *sigh* <\/em>I wish people wouldn’t do this. I wish there were no cans or bottles for me to pick up. \"IMG_3001\"<\/a>Above are the cans (several bottles under the cans) I’ve picked up over the last couple weeks. The Beer Store wants the beer cans un-crushed. The pop cans I step on to conserve space. The tabs I remove — Tracy gives those to an organization that uses them to fund wheelchairs.<\/p>\n

Here’s a picture from Tracy’s 2004 Turkey Roast: \"0053\"<\/a>Tracy is on the left. She is now raising the turkeys herself to about 40lb each and roasts four birds for this event.<\/p>\n

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Every morning (except when the temperature is lower than -12C) I walk my little dog, Billie. We typically walk 2-3 kilometers around our neighbourhood. For a couple of years now I have been picking up aluminum cans and alcohol bottles while out walking. This behavior started because a friend of mine collects recyclable materials, sells … <\/p>\n

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