Colorado mountain town makes not recycling a civil offense

Part of the reason it has taken so long to pass a recycling mandate in Vail is that questions about implementation have dogged the proposal. Those questions were answered to the satisfaction of five Vail Town Council members on Tuesday, enough to give final approval to an ordinance that makes the town the first in the valley to mandate recycling — and make not recycling a civil offense. One of the biggest questions residents and council members have is just how some buildings in Vail Village and Lionshead will be able to meet the new requirements. Ron Riley is the co-owner of Russell’s restaurant. That building, along with three others, are members of a trash facility “association” for a structure behind Russell’s and the Gorsuch building. Riley told the council he’s been involved in several meetings with other building owners, town officials and representatives of his trash hauler trying to find a way to incorporate recycling facilities into the existing trash structure. So far, there hasn’t been a solution. Those fines, if imposed, can be steep — up to a maximum of $999 in fines and 180 days in jail for every violation...more

They can force you to buy health insurance and they can force you to recycle your trash.  I say take your ObamaCare forms and throw them in the trash...just make sure its in the right can.  Come to think of it, Vail would be a good place for those Army helicopters to practice.