I can't recycle because my apartment complex doesn't do it...

Boo hoo...so what? Do you take your clothes to the dry-cleaners or you don't dry clean because your building doesn't have a pick up set up for your "convenience" (a/k/a lazy self)? See? The way you built the habit to put your "dry-clean only" clothes in a separate pile, that's how you can dedicate 21 days to building the habit of recycling.

And just because your apartment building doesn't collect recyclables (shame on them btw), that doesn't mean you're off the hook.  Your local grocery store recycles at least aluminum cans and newspaper.  Some more "advanced" grocery stores recycle everything else like plastic, glass etc.  All you have to do is just a little bit of research.  Because my condo complex does recycle, I have friends who bring their recyclables to me.  Ask around, maybe your co-workers would be willing to take your stuff.  How does the saying go? Where there's a will, there's a way.  Have the will, and the means will make itself available.

These days, recycling is so fashionable that you can recycle most anything.  Check your city's website and there has to be a link dedicated specifically to recycling.  Denver's is http://www.denvergov.org/Default.aspx?alias=www.denvergov.org/recapp  If you own your own home, you can sign up for the Purple Bin and if you're lucky enough to be within the composting pilot program, you can also get a bin for that.  To find out if you're in the privileged zone, here's the link http://www.denvergov.org/recoth/CompostingCollectionPilotProgram/SignupforCompostingCollectionPilotProgram/tabid/431904/Default.aspx

Happy recycling :)

Nico