Devonshire Feb 16
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D.C.B. Photography © 2015<br />
Tales of a Yokel<br />
Yarns from the inimitable FCR Esgen<br />
RECYCLING<br />
How wonderful it is that all of us are<br />
now recyclers. How did we ever cope<br />
with all that rubbish piling up in are<br />
back gardens years ago. Where did<br />
we put it all. What about the kitchen<br />
waste for instance that we carefully<br />
dispose of now in the right coloured<br />
box, and then take out to be collected<br />
on the right day at the right time,<br />
lest we forget that those who put out<br />
their waste at the wrong time can be<br />
fined. The answer of course is that<br />
we didn’t call it waste but compost, or<br />
at least that’s what it was after a few<br />
months on the compost heap. After<br />
which you didn’t need a box at all<br />
but a good strong spade to spread it<br />
over your garden to grow all those<br />
lovely fruit and vegetables that<br />
today takes you hours of queuing<br />
at the supermarket to buy. Ah, but<br />
you may counter, “what about nasty<br />
things like glass!” That wasn’t a<br />
problem either. Milk bottles were<br />
made of glass not plastic anyway<br />
so they were naturally recycled<br />
and seemed to go on forever. Soft<br />
drinks came in large glass bottles<br />
too, like the big corona bottles, and<br />
sharp eyed children made a fortune<br />
on Saturday mornings taking all<br />
the neighbours empties back to the<br />
corner shop at 3 pence a piece. Even<br />
glass jars had their uses and were<br />
always pressed into service by my<br />
mother for jam making.<br />
Now how about those other recycling<br />
boxes that we cling too in our green<br />
fervour. What do we do with all<br />
those bits of material for instance<br />
that we just chuck into them without<br />
a thought. Why not use some of<br />
them in that lost art of quilt-making<br />
or be thrifty and start darning your<br />
old socks like grandma used to do.<br />
Unfortunately, we cant sell any odds<br />
and ends left anymore to our local<br />
rag and bone man for a few coppers,<br />
as he didn’t pass the local health and<br />
safety regulations and is now just<br />
another job-seeker. © © 20<strong>16</strong><br />
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