In Israel recycling is suggestion, not required. I save bottles, glass and plastic, for the deposit money, but it's not for me. There's a neighbor who keeps bins for people to drop their bottles off, which I do weekly. Then another neighbor collects them in large strong bags, each holding fifty 50.
This week, I found myself going with that neighbor to a couple of large supermarkets, one in Ariel and the other in Rosh Ha'ayin to get the money. I want to make it clear that she uses the money from the bottle deposits to donate to a charity for IDF soldiers.
The supermarkets limit the amount of bottles a person could bring to fifty 50-- and they're counted--, so my attendance was necessary. We were able to bring one hundred 100 bottles to each supermarket.
Many, actually most, supermarkets don't have enough space to accept bottles. This is big business, or at least bulky. And obviously they have to send the bottles to somewhere... after accepting them.
I'm glad to have helped. To be perfectly honest, I had an ulterior motive traveling with her. She works near where I had to be...
Two Mitzvot in one act!
ReplyDelete1. Helping our precious planet from unnecessary garbage; and
2. Helping our precious soldiers!!!
My neighbor is very special, as is the one who allows her home to be the collection point. All I did was stand there, so she could double the quantity.
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