For 19 years, the city of Kansas City has funded Bridging the Gap, a movement that connects environment, economy and community. Besides curbside recycling and Ripple Glass bins in some parts of the Kansas City area, there are 3 large recycling centers and one more proposed one for the midtown area. I spent a couple of the most interesting hours working as a volunteer at one of the sites. Mark, the master environmentalist there educated me about the history of recycling in Kansas City and what's being done today in and around town. When I wasn't helping customers unload their cars and putting cardboard and paper in the right bins, I learned that sometimes our recyclables end up overseas, in China for instance. We're not as environmentally conscious as the west coast where deposits on glass bottles are de rigueur, but we do have rain barrels for sale for $65 or you can take a class to make your own. It was amazing to see how far people would drive with a car or truck full of individual bags of recyclables. I will never complain about walking to the curb with my green bin.
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| Rain barrels for sale |
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| A decorative rain barrel catching water from a down spout |
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