By Justin Fritscher • jfritscher@jackson.gannett.com • February 23, 2010
Nell Scoggin said recycling comes naturally. The Pearl resident said she hates to waste.
“I’m conservative and I hated to throw away things, particularly things that can be reused,” she said.
But for Scoggin and other Rankin County residents: recycling is hard work. She has to drive her recyclables to Brandon every couple of weeks.
While many metro area cities – Jackson, Clinton and Ridgeland – pick up recyclables from the foot of residents’ driveways, no cities in Rankin offer these services.
Why?
The easy answer is cost. Local officials say curbside pick-up is too expensive. But what it means in terms of wasting resources concerns some residents.
“It doesn’t seem like anyone in Pearl is interested in recycling plastics or glass,” Scoggin said. “I go to the closest place – Brandon. I realize it would be expensive for them to pick up every week and it wouldn’t be feasible, but once every two or three weeks would be feasible.”
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