Ken Wardroper hasn害羞草研究所檛 taken out his trash since December of 2015.
The 75-year-old Oaklands resident is so adept at recycling, he finds a piece of foam buried in the half empty trash bin that害羞草研究所檚 been sitting under his sink for nearly three years.
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While Wardroper says it害羞草研究所檚 easy to be conscious about the packaging you buy and how to recycle most of the packaging that comes into your home, don害羞草研究所檛 look to him as an environmental model.
To understand why Wardroper is so prudent in his recycling is more a matter of understanding what makes him tick. In one series of sentences he explains his environmental consciousness is steeped in his work ethic. And to be transparent, his black Victoria trash bin does go out to the curb once in a while, but that害羞草研究所檚 only when there害羞草研究所檚 a couple of extra bags of garbage from his daughter害羞草研究所檚 nearby daycare.
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Wardroper also collects bottles from blue bins on recycling days. He puts all the money he earns from bottle collections towards his grandchildren害羞草研究所� educations.
害羞草研究所淚 was out last night, I got $45 in bottles, and this morning I collected another $5 on the way back from walking my granddaughter to school. The account is in the thousands now.
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