[Summit] the new recycling barrels etc....

[Breslers]

on trash day- that's when the bottle collectors naturally show up

On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 11:45 PM, <Hapfra at aol.com> wrote:

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> Mrs B Is there a special day you would do this, as it sounds like a cool
> idea........
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>  In a message dated 9/29/2012 11:18:43 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> breslerfamily at gmail.com writes:
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> I plan on keeping my blue box and putting out all the bottles w deposits
> in that.
>
> It will save the bottle collectors from struggling with the big green
> barrel, and will cut down on the noise outside my bedroom window.
>
> Maybe we can start a trend- call 'em kindness boxes.
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 5:46 PM, Gayle Gifford <gayle at ceffect.com> wrote:
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>>  A few musings:****
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>> I think I understand the psychology of switching the size of the barrels
>> but I’m not sure at all that it is a wise move.****
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>> ****
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>> We recycle curbside just about everything we can here, and donate used
>> clothing etc. The most recycling (not counting yard waste) that  I can
>> remember was filling the equivalent of three recycling boxes, and that was
>> when we were cleaning out paper files.  Even with bottles and cans from a
>> very large party I can’t imagine ever filling the 95 gallon can with
>> recycling, unless we didn’t bring it out every week, but that’s not allowed
>> if we want the garbage picked up.****
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>> ****
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>> Most weeks we barely make a dent in the green garbage barrel … we just
>> don’t have that much waste after composting food scraps and recycling all
>> we can. So in normal times, the new grey barrel should be okay.****
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>> ****
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>> But as Mrs B. noted, there are a few times in the year that we do fill
>> the full green barrel. ****
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>> ****
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>> I’m thinking  that those non-recyclers in the city who need the extra
>> space will just dump their garbage into the green barrel (along with the
>> people who won’t pay attention to the changes and are habituated to the
>> green barrel equaling trash). With pick up automated, I would predict that
>> the recycling folks are going to have a lot more unwanteds on their hands
>> for some time.****
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>> ****
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>> And I’m wondering about the metal and aluminum trollers negotiating the
>> green cans. Perhaps it will dissuade them, or will we see lots of dumped
>> over green cans throughout our neighborhoods? ****
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>> ******************************************
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>> *Gayle L. Gifford, ACFRE*
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