Rainier Rust

As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. Proverbs 27:17 On Highway 706 in Washington State between Ashford and Elbe is a wonderland of recycled metal created by artist Dan Klennert. A family member had been wanting to go there for months, so we loaded up the car complete with co-pilot dog to explore […]

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Seriously?

In the Puget Sound area, we have more opportunities to reduce, reuse, recycle than just about anywhere else in our galaxy. Why, then, are appliances, electronics, carpets, all types of furniture, and bags of trash routinely set out on the street or dumped into sensitive areas? Nothing says, “I’m too lazy to go to the […]

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Leaves in Streets

If I own a house with a yard, I am responsible for what’s inside my property line. If I want my leaves raked, I need to rake them or get someone else to do it or they will remain on my lawn. In like fashion, my responsibility ends where my boundaries end. If my neighbor’s […]

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Is Recycling a Political Statement?

From the City of Kirkland, Washington’s Environmental Services Blog. John MacGillivray is the Solid Waste Programs Lead in the Public Works Department. He is not a known relation of the venerated Jacobite Donald MacGillivray, subject of a rousing Scottish folk song often featured by the Wicked Tinkers. (Here’s to recycling and Johnny MacGillivray!) *** Is Recycling a Political […]

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