So my roommates, and best friends, hate the environment. I tend to like the environment a lot. One of our issues is that we try to recyle, although most of the recyclables tend to be their stuff. Is it my responsibility to recycle even though it's mostly their stuff? Is it fair that I have to pull the recyclables out of the trash even though we have a bag set aside for them? Is recycling the job of one person, or everyone in an apartment?

I started writing a lot, so The Concept of Home I wrote a blog post instead. That's way offtopic too. I don't think it's your responsibility to take out their recycling, I would say it's your responsibility to either a) convince them that recycling is a good idea (debatable based on material for the moment), or b) come up with a better recycling system that has some incentive for them (the cheap way out of the TotC).[/url]

It's their responsibility! Each person in an apartment is responsible for his own trash! You shouldn't have to be doing their job.