This was a REAL problem for me. I’m a recycling junkie. What would become of me without my beloved curbside pickup?!?

Would I sink into an ecological malaise, justifying my liberal guilt by saying things like, “Well, I’m sure my 10,000 little yogurt cups won’t cause the end of the world.” ??? Oh the horror!!

Or worse, worse — I’d become a hoarder. I’d meticulously rinse and store every scrap of recyclable material I came across… my house one giant, swaying pile of toilet paper rolls and juice bottles…

No! NO!!!

Fortunately, when I called the lovely folks over at Tucson Clean & Beautiful, they pointed me to a couple of neighborhood recycling centers in my neck of the Pueblo.

Whew — visit from Adult Protective Services averted!

It’s nothing fancy, just a couple of giant blue dumpsters.

You can put all the same stuff in them that you’d put in the curbside bins — and there’s no need to sort.

Just toss your clean recyclables in — free, easy, convenient.

Visit tucsonrecycles.org with your recycling questions, and for a list of accepted materials.