by Sidney Mehlschmidt, Hamilton
Regarding your recent piece about recycling glass in Hamilton:
I like to think of myself as being reasonably environmentally responsible. We built a highly energy-efficient house. We do not use natural gas or propane, generate our own electricity, putting excess into the system. We take our recyclables to Missoula: cardboard, newspapers, magazines, #1 and #2 plastics, tin cans and aluminum cans. The thought of saving glass, transporting it to the fairgrounds and then having to pay them to take it is just too much.
It would be nice if Republic Services would pick up trash here in Hamilton and offer a recycling station, like they do in Missoula. Accepting glass in addition to all the other stuff they take would be a bonus.