Call me a hippie, but has anyone ever stopped to wonder why most bars and clubs don’t have recycling bins — when the bulk of their trash is comprised of bottles or plastic, both of which are recyclable?
I started investigating the trash cans at these places, which I think both concerned and embarrassed my friends. Especially after I started a covert ninja operation of sneaking empty bottles out of the bar to take home to recycle. And then there’s the night at Kiss Lounge, when, after hosting a fashion show, I hijacked a shopping cart from a store within the strip mall and proceeded, in my cocktail dress from L.A. East, to confiscate the trash cans full of bottles and relocate them to the recycling bins. OK, so there was some slight trash separation involved … I can sympathize with the bus boys who would have to do that.
If we really want bars to have recycling bins, it’d be necessary to stay sober enough to differentiate between a trash can and a recycling bin. Hmm. Something to think about.
But not only can you recycle glass and plastic, you can recycle men as well.
When it comes to recycling a man as a sexual partner, there’s no waiting or dating — it’s comfortable and it keeps the number down. But then again, the passion is different when it’s based on lust and not love, which definitely derails the sex to nothing more exciting than ex-sex. Even if he does tell you he loves you, you know he doesn’t mean it — and makes you wonder if he ever did. Recycling may be good for the environment, but is it good for your sex life?
I can tell you one thing that’s definitely not healthy … pissing in the cess pool you’re swimming in. Perhaps it’s just me, but I’ve noticed a pattern of ex-boyfriend’s boys confessing their crushes. This is somewhat of a genius game tactic as they know the girl is either vulnerable or seeking spite on the ex. So maybe guys are just as guilty as girls — I mean, is it ever OK to recycle your friend’s hand-me-downs? I guess one man’s trash is another man’s treasure — or recyclable product, rather.
This article appears in Jan 5-11, 2010.
