Garbage pick up..

[Tmall]

The waste management in this city is a joke. You get pick up weekly, but it alternates. One week is recycling, the next week is garbage.

They have all kinds of stupid rules about bundling certain paper, and clear bags for paper, blue bags for plastic. It's g'damn ridiculous. Sometimes you run out of blue bags, so you put your plastic out in a clear bag or vice versa. Both of those bags are completely see through, but they'll leave them behind because "fuck you if you don't have enough bags.".

The solution? Whatever recycling they leave behind goes into a garbage bag and out to the street on garbage day the next week. Way to fuck your own program because you hire aretards who can't distinguish between either.

Fuck you and a happy new year Waste Management..

[101lifts2]

Some cities around LA have both Green and Black garbage cans for recycle material and garbage. Come to find out, that all the shit goes in the same dump and is weeded through by hand or machines anyway. One dude at the Waste Management collection place (where you take your cans to get back the CA refund) told me it's all weeded through again anyways so there is really no reason to separate shit out.

But yeah your system is fucked up....imagine all the wasted blue and clear bags....

[Tmall]

News paper goes in a shopping bag. But excess shopping bags go into one shopping bag and then into a blue bag.

Boxboard/cardboard goes into the compost. But, Corrugated cardboard is folded flat and bundled.

If I could fit the sheet of rules onto my scanner, I'd scan it.. :lol

And before somebody says, "it only takes a few minutes.." It took me over half hour to sort all of that shit and "break it down" into their respective little piles.

I'm tempted to stop recycling altogether.. :idk:

[Rangerscott]

Just go dump your shit behind the kwiky mart. LOL

[Tmall]

I've thought about how awesome it would be to go around and pick up the rejected stuff and drop it at their headquarters..

[CasterTroy]

I've thought about how awesome it would be to go around and pick up the rejected stuff and drop it at their headquarters..

cardboard here has to be cut in in 16"x16" squares then tied in a bundle no taller than 16" by twine. I learned this over a 4 week period by getting rejected weekly with a new note telling me a new way to do it each week. After the last rejection I loaded all of my cardboard, as well as a few dozen boxes I found at the office and neighboring offices and took it all down to the Waste Management office.

I put it all in the back of my pickup (with camper shell ) and just before I turned into the parking lot I duct taped my tag, dropped the tailgate and opened the camper top lid and drove to the front door. I backed up to the door at a good pace them slammed the brakes.....about 90% of the boxes flew out of the back of the truck and I took off.

Didn't solve my problem, but I felt a lot better doing that :idk:

[Fleck750]

I love Kansas City. You can put a out a whole couch and they take it. :lol:

They have scavengers that come by and take anything of value before the garbage trucks get there. Capitalism at its best. :D

[derf]

I just throw everything out in one big black bag. Screw recycling

[tommymac]

We have had the same problem since we moved in. In my old town I could leave a body by the curb and they would take it. Now if its not all perfect it gets left behind, kinda like their christmas tip this year ;)

Neighbors said theyre primadonnas witht he shit they do and dont do here so I didnt feel quite as bad after hearing that.

[Rangerscott]

What you do is make a half stack, piss on top piece, then stack the rest on top.

[Gas Man]

City provided recycle bin. Its green. Easy. Don't put in a handfull of items..otherwise.. all is fair.

Trash cans... or bags. No can larger than 32gal.

I wish we'd go to what some other cities use. These HUGE provided brown trash cans. I mean... you could put 2 bodies in them easily. Must be 70gal. The truck comes by, an arm comes out and picks up the can. The guy never even gets out of the truck.

['73 H1 Triple]

News paper goes in a shopping bag. But excess shopping bags go into one shopping bag and then into a blue bag.

Boxboard/cardboard goes into the compost. But, Corrugated cardboard is folded flat and bundled.

If I could fit the sheet of rules onto my scanner, I'd scan it.. :lol

And before somebody says, "it only takes a few minutes.." It took me over half hour to sort all of that shit and "break it down" into their respective little piles.

I'm tempted to stop recycling altogether.. :idk:

Why not put it in the correct piles when you take it to where ever you keep it at your house?

We recycle the aluminum cans ( ourselves so we get the cash ) , trash goes in one can and the cardboard goes to the local church in their recycle bin.

Keep it seperated from the start and it's much easier :yes:

[Amber Lamps]

City provided recycle bin. Its green. Easy. Don't put in a handfull of items..otherwise.. all is fair.

Trash cans... or bags. No can larger than 32gal.

I wish we'd go to what some other cities use. These HUGE provided brown trash cans. I mean... you could put 2 bodies in them easily. Must be 70gal. The truck comes by, an arm comes out and picks up the can. The guy never even gets out of the truck.

Yea they have those cans at my apt complex but I don't bother... I've been to the dump for a job and watched the convicts go through the trash anyway. Like someone else said, what's the point?

[Tmall]

Why not put it in the correct piles when you take it to where ever you keep it at your house?

We recycle the aluminum cans ( ourselves so we get the cash ) , trash goes in one can and the cardboard goes to the local church in their recycle bin.

Keep it seperated from the start and it's much easier :yes:

I do..

But, I still have to take all the covers off of the bottles. I have to fold all of the boxes flat. I have to make sure nobody has thrown something into the wrong bag, because it will be rejected.

This is all stuff I do before it goes out, so I don't have to do it twice. I would still have to go through it all to make sure it was correct.. :idk:

I'd like to add, I have two recycling bins in my house, one for paper and one for containers. I STILL have to go through and seperate the types of paper, and make sure I don't throw somethign that IS recyclable in a normal city ,and is not here, out..

Trust me, I'm not the only one frustrated. A lot of people think it's bullshit and ridiculous. We pay them to do a job, and we do 3/4 of it for them, and they drive around and pick it up if they feel like it.

['73 H1 Triple]

So you have the completely anal trash pick up service.

Our previous trash company did the bullshit recycle rules. First the letter stating how they were going green and all the rules. The next month was the letter with the 50% increase in rates for the mandatory ( for using them ) rules.

A few phone calls and we found a company that was cheaper ( before the increase ) and takes pretty much everything :dthumb:

[Tmall]

The city is in charge of it, they just contract it out. I pay for it through property tax.

If I want to dump it myself, its 20 a ton, but they only allow you one trip.. So, 20 a truckload to dump it..

[Amber Lamps]

The city is in charge of it, they just contract it out. I pay for it through property tax.

If I want to dump it myself, its 20 a ton, but they only allow you one trip.. So, 20 a truckload to dump it..

Where I live, if you feel like taking it yourself, it's free. AFAIK that is... I went to dump trash when I worked for a company here and I never saw money change hands or any paperwork get signed.

[BobTheBiker]

Where I live, if you feel like taking it yourself, it's free. AFAIK that is... I went to dump trash when I worked for a company here and I never saw money change hands or any paperwork get signed.

thats how it is whereI live too. well last time I was at teh dump anyhow.

[Amber Lamps]

thats how it is whereI live too. well last time I was at teh dump anyhow.

It's one of the few good things about NC... Well that and how incredibly slutty most of the chicks are! I mean seriously!

[Homeslice]

Here and in Michigan, you can put all recyclables in the same bin. I think they have some sort of machine that sorts out the different types of materials. Your municipality must be too cheap to invest in the appropriate technology or labor.

[Tmall]

Where I live, if you feel like taking it yourself, it's free. AFAIK that is... I went to dump trash when I worked for a company here and I never saw money change hands or any paperwork get signed.



You have to pass through a weigh station before you even get to the dump site..

[Apoc]

You have to pass through a weigh station before you even get to the dump site..

Depends how backwoods it is?

[azoomm]

In the Austin area - we get a 70gal bin to put the weekly garbage in. And, a smaller bin for recycle. We just put in anything that can be recycled, though that usually ends up just full of beer bottles. No sorting, cutting, binding or other bullshit. Just put it in and they take it and sort for you. They figured, they have to sort it anyway.

Twice a year they have a drop off for hazardous or questionable materials. That includes mattresses, tires, paint, batteries, etc. etc. Some of it gets donated and re-purposed. Most of it is disposed of.

Question for those that just black-back and throw stuff away... what do you think will happen to that stuff, any thoughts for the planet at all?

[njchopper87]

The recycling back in Jersey was great. Cans, glass and plastic all went in the blue bin. Newspaper got bundled and cardboard was blue boxed. They had separate days for each type of pickup, and everything was smooth.

Down here the only way to recycle is to sort everything individually and drive 15 mins to the bee infested recycling centers and hope today isn't your day to be stung. My parents gave up shortly after moving here and I soon followed their lead. Everything is black bagged and tossed. I truly love to recycle, but I'm not willing to go through this shit to do it. If they offer the service we'll take them up on it, but they won't. No one wants to pay for it.

While I understand your frustration with their bullshit ways, at least you can recycle from the comfort of your house.

[Fleck750]

Here and in Michigan, you can put all recyclables in the same bin. I think they have some sort of machine that sorts out the different types of materials. Your municipality must be too cheap to invest in the appropriate technology or labor.
The OP is from Canada, might be a nationwide thing.

[Cutty72]

They have recycling here in Kosovo.
Same truck picks up both dumpsters... at the same time.

Yeah, I gave up on it. :idk:

[Captain Morgan]

our city doesn't even recycle. Pickup is free for city residents (paid for by our taxes) and occurs once a week. There are some recycling centers around here, but that would require me to seperate everything and drive over there on my own time. Too much hassle for me.

[101lifts2]

It's one of the few good things about NC... Well that and how incredibly slutty most of the chicks are! I mean seriously!

Yeah, but are they easy? When I lived in TN, chicks were easy as shit. Maybe NC is similar.

[marko138]

We got both picked up every Tuesday morning. All recyclables go in one can...cardboard, paper, glass, plastic, etc. And all trash in another. We pay $115 a year for the pickup.

[Rider]

We got both picked up every Tuesday morning. All recyclables go in one can...cardboard, paper, glass, plastic, etc. And all trash in another. We pay $115 a year for the pickup.

Ours is the same but I can't remember what we pay. Oh and no corrugated cardboard in the recycle. Cans and bottles go back to the store to collect my 10 cent deposit on each. Basically anything carbonated gets a deposit but bottled water or tea does not, which may be in an identical bottle as a pepsi. :idk: Retarded laws in MI.

[marko138]

Ours is the same but I can't remember what we pay. Oh and no corrugated cardboard in the recycle. Cans and bottles go back to the store to collect my 10 cent deposit on each. Basically anything carbonated gets a deposit but bottled water or tea does not, which may be in an identical bottle as a pepsi. :idk: Retarded laws in MI.
We dont have that deposit deal here.

[Kaneman]

This is the best part about my neighborhood. I can put a fucking buick on the curb and they'll pick it up. Garbage comes twice a week at the same times, there is no limit to what I can throw away...and if I put a bunch of shit out in between collection days they'll send a special truck out to pick it up. You don't even have to call them, they just come right out. Got trees to trim? Throw those branches on the curb and they'll come turn them into mulch. They even send a street sweeper through a few times a week.

[marko138]

This is the best part about my neighborhood. I can put a fucking buick on the curb and they'll pick it up. Garbage comes twice a week at the same times, there is no limit to what I can throw away...and if I put a bunch of shit out in between collection days they'll send a special truck out to pick it up. You don't even have to call them, they just come right out. Got trees to trim? Throw those branches on the curb and they'll come turn them into mulch. They even send a street sweeper through a few times a week.
We can put pretty much anything out too. Big shit will often be taken by some kind of hoarders. I put a beat ass grill out there one time and someone took it before the garbage truck came....just as I had planned. :lol: And we put leaves at the curb here, they come once a week in late fall to sweep them up....but no sticks and branches allowed.

[Gas Man]

We can put pretty much anything out too. Big shit will often be taken by some kind of hoarders. I put a beat ass grill out there one time and someone took it before the garbage truck came....just as I had planned. :lol: And we put leaves at the curb here, they come once a week in late fall to sweep them up....but no sticks and branches allowed.
We call those guys "Sheenies". They take anything metal. They are taking it to the scrap yard for $.

[marko138]

We call those guys "Sheenies". They take anything metal. They are taking it to the scrap yard for $.
Yeah. I'm just glad the shit wasn't on my curb when I woke up the next day. :lol:

[Gas Man]

They have taken everything I have ever put out that is metal. Fans, water heater, old outdoor furniture, etc. Put that shit out the day before trash b4 5pm... gone by 7 or 8pm

[Rider]

They have taken everything I have ever put out that is metal. Fans, water heater, old outdoor furniture, etc. Put that shit out the day before trash b4 5pm... gone by 7 or 8pm

Same thing in our neighborhood. Anything metal is sure to be gone before the trash man comes. Motherfuckers took my old gas grill.

[Amber Lamps]

Ours is the same but I can't remember what we pay. Oh and no corrugated cardboard in the recycle. Cans and bottles go back to the store to collect my 10 cent deposit on each. Basically anything carbonated gets a deposit but bottled water or tea does not, which may be in an identical bottle as a pepsi. :idk: Retarded laws in MI.

Ah the law was written way before the bottled water/tea craze got big. I remember when it hit, all us ghetto types cleaned the neighborhood of cans because Meijers would take them all. My step mom used to give us "allowance" in beer cans!

[defector]

Pretty easy here.
Two cans - 1 for non recycle and 1 for recycle. Random checks by the city on the recycle bins. If it isn't able to be recycled, you will get a note stating they didn't empty the bin (and why).
Got big stuff that won't fit in the can? Call them and put on the curb - within 24hrs the city will send a truck to come get it. this can be done once a month for free. Anything after you get charged per occurrence.

One odd thing though, is that I put a plastic grocery bag in with the recycle stuff, and got a note saying that type of plastic isn't able to be recycled. WTF?

[karl_1052]

They have recycling here in Kosovo.
Same truck picks up both dumpsters... at the same time.

Yeah, I gave up on it. :idk:

Kosovo? they basically do that here.
If your garbage day is on a Monday, tuesday or wednesday, your shit gets recycled.
If your garbage day is on a thrusday or friday, everything gets dumped on the same pile.

[unknownroad]

No trash pickup in BFE... gotta haul it to the dump. Not too bad; it's on my way to work, they take used oil, batteries, tires, etc., year-round... only problem is some of the tenured government employees that work there who yell at you from across the lot if you try to put something in the wrong dumpster (there are five of them, and only one is marked). And they watch you like a hawk whenever there's something decent sticking out of the metal bin :lol

[unknownroad]

One odd thing though, is that I put a plastic grocery bag in with the recycle stuff, and got a note saying that type of plastic isn't able to be recycled. WTF?

I believe it burns at the temperatures they use to re-melt plastic bottles. May gum up the shredders as well.

[Gas Man]

Pretty easy here.
Two cans - 1 for non recycle and 1 for recycle. Random checks by the city on the recycle bins. If it isn't able to be recycled, you will get a note stating they didn't empty the bin (and why).
Got big stuff that won't fit in the can? Call them and put on the curb - within 24hrs the city will send a truck to come get it. this can be done once a month for free. Anything after you get charged per occurrence.

One odd thing though, is that I put a plastic grocery bag in with the recycle stuff, and got a note saying that type of plastic isn't able to be recycled. WTF?


The local grocery store has started collecting them for recycling.

We use them around the house. but usually use the big canvas reusable bags instead.