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post #16 of 27
4/27/11 at 6:01pm
They are irresponsible and too dependent on a destructive system that doesn't require them to care. Everyone is responsible for the proper disposal of their consumed goods. My weekly trash fits into 1 grocery bag, everything else is recycled properly.


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My new employer (a bank) goes through sooo much recyclable material and just throws it all away. I was actually laughed at when I asked where the paper went. "Uh, the trash. It all goes to the same place." I'm gonna get support, figure out logistics, and then bring it up at the next opportunity.

I think some areas require businesses to have some sort of recycling program. Check into it, having that done makes a huge difference. I have citizens call businesses and demand that they recycle since they are more likely to respond to customers.
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post #17 of 27
4/27/11 at 6:03pm
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Uhm, a hippie throwing himself in front of a bus if I don't recycle is NOT an incentive to recylce.

That is a hipster, not a hippie.
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post #18 of 27
4/27/11 at 6:08pm
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In San Francisco we have these trashcans downtown where the top section, a little cage, is for recyclables and the can below is for trash. Having these sorts of things make us feel like we are a good city full of conscientious people. Problem is that the garbage men, now known here as "Recologists" (WTF?) come by, slide out a panel on the bottom of the recycling cage and let it all fall down into the garbage. Oh well, we still feel superior.

Is that what that is? I've been using it as an ashtray.

lefty
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post #19 of 27
4/27/11 at 6:32pm
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Is that what that is? I've been using it as an ashtray.

lefty
Lefty, showing SF some love. We can't even recycle plastic bags down here. How fucking sad is that?
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post #20 of 27
4/27/11 at 6:35pm
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We can't even recycle plastic bags down here. How fucking sad is that?
They're trying to put a tax on every plastic bag you get at a store here.
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post #21 of 27
4/27/11 at 6:37pm
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Lefty, showing SF some love. We can't even recycle plastic bags down here. How fucking sad is that?
Plastic bags are de debbil's work.
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post #22 of 27
4/28/11 at 3:49am
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Originally Posted by iammatt View Post
In San Francisco we have these trashcans downtown where the top section, a little cage, is for recyclables and the can below is for trash. Having these sorts of things make us feel like we are a good city full of conscientious people. Problem is that the garbage men, now known here as "Recologists" (WTF?) come by, slide out a panel on the bottom of the recycling cage and let it all fall down into the garbage. Oh well, we still feel superior.

Its probably cheaper for them to use one collection and sort it at the waste centre than to have two collection trucks.

When i moved to another town i was shocked that they didnt have a recycling collection and when i looked into it their justificaiton was it is much cheaper to sort it at the waste centre. The cost of an extra bin for every household, an extra truck, driver etc was more than the sorting. Plus recycling needs to be sorted anyway so there wasnt that much extra cost just mixing it all together. As a result they ended up gettign a much better percentage recycled.

But yeh, pretty funny that SF creates an artificial impression of recycling.
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post #23 of 27
4/28/11 at 1:57pm
I don't recycle anything. All goes in the trash bin.

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/dai...109.guest.html
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post #24 of 27
4/28/11 at 2:18pm
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I was recently informed by my garbage men that wood is not recyclable. Oops.

They haven't heard of sawdust?
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post #25 of 27
4/28/11 at 4:00pm
Three bins here in the East Bay. One for trash, one for compostables (including paper bags and some cardboard), and one for anything that can be recycled.
It's actually pretty simple.
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post #26 of 27
4/28/11 at 4:24pm
I'm OK about it, but I'm not particularly committed. I usually recycle cardboard at home, and I have a compost bin where I put all my compostable table scraps and paper products. I also recycle cans when I'm at work, and I bring in plastic grocery bags to recycle.

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I was recently informed by my garbage men that wood is not recyclable. Oops.

It is compostable, however. One thing my local government does, which I think is great, is that they provide leaf and limb pickup to all residents with no fee-for-service. Then they take all that stuff back to the landfill and make compost with it. Once it's compost, they sell it back to residents. It keeps stuff out of the landfill, makes it easier to get rid of yard waste, and creates a bit of revenue.
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post #27 of 27
4/28/11 at 4:36pm
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I don't recycle anything. All goes in the trash bin.

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/dai...109.guest.html



Thank you Rush Limbaugh for your constant devotion to oversimplifying, obfuscating and generally spreading misinformation.
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