Flightlines - The Stories Behind the Stories
Oct 23, 2026 · 21 min · 8 segments
In this episode of the Flightlines, The Stories Behind the Stories, Becky and her husband John talk about recycling, repurposing, and reducing what ends up in the landfill. They share everyday ideas…
Well, as you know, it's always been something that I want to do.
And I would recycle even more than I do, except the space is limited.
But what's nice about it is the recycling place is open three days a week.
I just have to remember, is it a 2.30 to 5.30 day or is it a 10 to 2 day? But I like going there.
I like putting Piper in the car and taking her with me.
And then we stop at the little free library on the way home, which is less than two miles from us.
But I get to have a separate bin for glass and cardboard that's huge or cardboard that's small like a like a cereal box, mixed papers, all of the junk mail puts in there.
I like it.
Magazines.
Magazines, yeah, catalogs, whatever.
That's the formal stuff.
Can I tell them now about my other stuff?
I've always been a person who likes to find a different place for something, to reuse it.
So on my list here, shoes and clothing can go to consignment shops.
There are donation boxes around town that are well-maintained.
You don't have to drive by and wonder if everything is a big pile of wet junk because you do empty them.
The thrift stores, books can go to bookstores or thrift stores or the free library.
And my favorite of all is if you have something as a large piece of furniture or any item, We call it either curbside plunder, we being my sister and I, or side of road.
Just one word, side of road.
Oh, where'd you find that? Oh, it was a side of road piece.
Somebody left it.
So just have something that you think someone might want, put it at the curb, and you'd be surprised how fast somebody would come by.
Well, as you know, it's always been something that I want to do.
And I would recycle even more than I do, except the space is limited.
But what's nice about it is the recycling place is open three days a week.
I just have to remember, is it a 2.30 to 5.30 day or is it a 10 to 2 day? But I like going there.
I like putting Piper in the car and taking her with me.
And then we stop at the little free library on the way home, which is less than two miles from us.
But I get to have a separate bin for glass and cardboard that's huge or cardboard that's small like a like a cereal box, mixed papers, all of the junk mail puts in there.
I like it.
Magazines.
Magazines, yeah, catalogs, whatever.
That's the formal stuff.
Can I tell them now about my other stuff?
I've always been a person who likes to find a different place for something, to reuse it.
So on my list here, shoes and clothing can go to consignment shops.
There are donation boxes around town that are well-maintained.
You don't have to drive by and wonder if everything is a big pile of wet junk because you do empty them.
The thrift stores, books can go to bookstores or thrift stores or the free library.
And my favorite of all is if you have something as a large piece of furniture or any item, We call it either curbside plunder, we being my sister and I, or side of road.
Just one word, side of road.
Oh, where'd you find that? Oh, it was a side of road piece.
Somebody left it.
So just have something that you think someone might want, put it at the curb, and you'd be surprised how fast somebody would come by.
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