Editor,
Why does everyone pay a recycling fee on their water bill? I was reviewing my water bill and noticed that I am being charged a recycling fee and I don’t get recycling services. I just don’t understand why everyone has to pay this fee if there are no services provided. For that matter, it was just in the news not that long ago that they were closing the recycling center here and having it outsourced.
So, not only are they charging a fee for this service, but the jobs in New Mexico are being outsourced to another out-of-state company. This seems like a slap in the face not only for the people who pay the fee, but also for the people who may now be out of a job.
Back in May the mayor said that recycling was costing the city too much money. How was it costing the city? It seems to me that it was costing the taxpayers and still is. The fee is still on my water bill and I still have no recycling bin at my house.
If the city wants to make money, then make it so that everyone has to recycle, and if not then they could be fined. There are many cities around the country that make money on recycling, but everyone within the city must participate in the program. This would help to clean the city and reduce the trash in the landfill.
It seems easy enough, but there is a cost with it as well. It would mean that the city would have to give every household recycle bins and they would also have to have a pick up system just for the recycled goods.
Therefore if the fee is to stay then get bins to all of these households and make recycling happen. If there is a bin and there is the means to do it there is no reason that it can’t be done. It takes no more time to recycle than it does to throw it in the trash can.
Sabrina Vigil
CNM student
