No resources for recycling?

Are recycling services being cut in your area?

It seems to be a trend, and a quite unfortunate one.  Recycling, seen as a luxury in hard economic times, is taking far too much of a hit financially.  Our local recycling facility has closed.  My brothers family in the metro-east St. Louis area has had to drastically reduce what they are able to recycle.

What are we supposed to do about this? I suppose it means getting back to the roots of sustainability. It makes sense that in tough economic times we should pay even closer attention to what we are spending our money on, and spend it on less and less. 

Is that non recyclable item at the grocery store really necessary? Can I do without it? Does it come in a package that is more eco-friendly? Again- do we really even need it?

I do admit that as recycling services increased in my area, I became less aware of how MUCH stuff I was buying. After all, I WAS recycling it right?

I'll take this recycling slump as an opportunity to practice consuming less at the grocery store, and I'll cross my fingers that we as a nation of people will once again realize that recycling is not a luxury but a necessity.  I'll keep piling stuff up as I can for my next trip out of town, but that cannot be my long term answer.

For now, I am off to work at my boy's preschool! Have a great day! Peace!