The Recycling Mobile: aka the car

So, just like I used to do in Colorado Springs, I seem to load the car with recycling on a regular basis. But, unlike C. Springs -- which had a centralized facility that was free and run by Waste Management (not that I am plugging for them, but it was a kind service they provided), here we have to go to several places: diapers go to behind the assisted living facility in Volkel; cans and electronics and car oil go to the Uden municipal recycling facility; glass comes in several varieties: some goes to the grocery for a redemption of a deposit (some wine bottles, but mostly beer bottles), the rest gets separated into its color group and dropped into bins outside the grocery store (this leads to back and forth as I was adjusting to the system); plastic: some goes back to the grocery for large deposit redemption and most just gets bagged and dragged curbside once a month (this is really new, we are in our 4th month of that); paper gets gathered and dragged curbside once a month; medicines go in the medicine recycling bin located at some grocery entrances; batteries go in the battery recycling bin located at many places that sell batteries (including grocery stores); clothing and shoes gets separated and bagged and dropped at clothes recycling locations; light bulbs and chemical waste (think that can of EZ-off oven cleaner) go to the municipal facility; cooking oil goes to a container outside the grocery. There is a charge for using some options, but not all, at the municipal facility. There is a similar facility down on the Army base at Schinnen that doesn't charge at all, but has funky opening hours.

So, slightly complex, no?

End result, my car often has a couple of bags in it destined for different locations. Often, it is because I was thwarted on my last attempt (e.g. the computers were down at the grocery last time I tried to drop the redemption from deposit stuff and the facility at the Army base was closed for their 3 hour lunch break while I was there yesterday).