Our recycling losses are a real problem. But that doesn’t mean that we should give up on recycling or charge residents for the “privilege” [“Southampton Seeks Remedies For The Growing Cost Of Recycling,” 27east.com, January 20].
With our dire environmental situation, recycling should be looked upon as a civic responsibility. Residents who choose not to bother to recycle, adding plastics and other toxic substances to our waste stream, should pay the same amount as others who care about the environment by recycling.
The Town of Southampton needs to think outside the box and look into waste renewable resources that can be implemented locally. China was able to accept and recycle U.S. trash because they have plants that process it. The U.S. has few of these plants, and we have more manufacturers that keep producing plastics.
We have the technology to convert waste water to potable water. It would be worthwhile for the Town of Southampton to initiate a pilot project for recycling and to issue an edict to stores, Amazon, etc., to stop using plastics.
The campaign to have supermarkets stop using plastic shopping bags was very successful. Now people go to the stores with their own reusable bags.
Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
Linda Slezak
Hampton Bays
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