Speaking of inappropriate things in the recycling bin, one morning the TRASH GUYS removed pizza boxes (one with a couple of slices in it) from my garbage can and put them in the recycling bin.
WTF? --Cappy --- On Wed, 4/8/09, Linda Lee <l...@verizon.net> wrote: > From: Linda Lee <l...@verizon.net> > Subject: [UC] Re: recycling/trash [problems] > To: "purple" <univcity@list.purple.com> > Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2009, 11:50 AM > > Regarding Vivianne's email (below mine): > > I've seen this, and I've also seen trash and recycle guys > drive right by everything (and not return). They do > make mistakes, and I think, often, they don't really care > (which I can sometimes understand). What I also > notice, though, is that many folks don't do a good job of > separating their stuff (Vivianne, I'm not referring to > you). I've seen people's recycling in trash bags, and > sometimes trash in recycle buckets, as well as > non-recyclable stuff in recycling buckets (like styrofoam, > pizza boxes, milk and juice cartons, etc...). Thus, I > have walked by some houses and wondered what the hell was > what. I imagine the 'haulers' do this too... :( > > I would suggest putting trash on one side of a property and > the recycling on the other. Just make it as clear and > easy as possible for the 'haulers'. Also, trash that > is put out at night is subject to be torn through by > raccoons and such, and recycling buckets can accumulate > trash from passersby, especially on the busier > streets. What can result is a huge mess, come > morning. > > Another thing I find annoying are all the buckets strewn > around after collection, sometimes lying in the middle of > the sidewalk, road, or in people's flower beds all day, > until folks get home from work. This can't be helped, > as long as we're putting our stuff in receptacles. If > you must leave your trash in a can, on the curb, and you go > off to work before pick-up, perhaps you could have a > neighbor who IS home during the day put your cans back on > your porch/driveway for you after pick-up. Preferably, > if you bag your trash securely, you could just put the bags > out on the curb (pref. in the a.m.) and leave your buckets > in your yard/alley/whatever. :-) > > Suggestions: > > * Avoid putting trash receptacles on the curb; just leave > securely tied bags > * Put trash out in the morning, instead of the night > before > * Try not to put garbage in the trash. Instead > compost it and double bag the non-compostables > * Put the number of your house on all your receptacles > * If you are using receptacles OTHER than blue buckets for > recycling, label them accordingly > > * Try not to mix your stuff with your neighbors'; if > there's some kind of violation the wrong home can be fined > (this happened to me twice, when houses on either side of me > were being renovated and the poorly organized trash spilled > out over our property lines. I went to 'trash court' both > times - won one, but not the other (which was > infuriating).) > > * garden debris (without trash) - if you have bagged leaves > and garden debris, don't put it out with your trash. > Call Dexter at UCD and let him know what you have and what > intersection he can pick it up from (or maybe he'll stop at > your house). He'll call his guys on the road and have > them drive by and pick it up, usually within a few hours or > the next morning. Best to do this on a non-trash day > and to combine your leaf bags with your neighbors'. > > * 'usable' recyclables (like furniture, housewares, > clothes): if you must leave it on the curb, as opposed > to donating it to a thrift shop or charity, post an ad on > craigslist or freecycle or the listserves to let folks know > what is available, and where (known as "curb alerts"). > > It seems, to me, almost futile to complain about the trash > guys; I don't think they will change. Let's face it, > they have a really pissy job... and some of us can be as > sloppy with our trash as they can be picking it up (or just > ignoring it). Perhaps making it a little easier for > them will lessen our frustration. > > FYI, last week I saw a 'recycle cop' on my street, with > ticket pad in-hand, inspecting the buckets... > > all the best, > Linda > > On Apr 8, 2009, at 8:44 AM, Vivianne T. Nachmias wrote: > > ITEM OF INTEREST: > > today I happened to look out my window AS the > recycling truck came by... we had blue can plus another of > just papers, and then some trash in plastic bag and a bundle > of sticks (tied up, as required) AND the two guys who came > by threw it all into a truck with a recycling motto on the > side... I can only conclude 2 possibilities: a) they put > trash into the recycling or b) recycling into the > trash. Neither of these seems like the right idea, and > hard to see how that can save our city money!!! > > > > anyone else seen this? I had the very pleasant > experience of calling recycling at 8;30 AM, getting an > actual person in about a minute or so, who took down the > information, said he did not know what was going on, but "it > should not have happened" and would report it. > > Amazing, that. > > > > but I do suggest, if you are at home when they come, > which is early here, between 8 and 9, to LOOK as maybe we > need to check up on what happens to our supposed > recycling/save land fills/ and money city enterprise. > > > > Vivianne > > > ---- > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive > information, see > <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. > ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
