Our new state mandated garbage company has a mile long list of conflicting requirements for garbage and recyclables in a booklet they sent. Yet no “composting “ option that would normally accompany such rediculously draconian requirements, this area is a semi rural non-HOA subdivision of single family homes.
Most everything is followed by “you will be fined.”
Nothing can go in the bin without a bag which is a source of pollution in of itself, they don’t want anything messy or leaking to touch their garbage can,
many of the small plastic toys, broken pieces, toasters and a bunch of other strange crap that contains metal appears to need to be brought to a local junkyard 10 miles away that is conveniently open Monday through Thursday 10am to 4pm and may charge fees.
Going to recycling they have an extensive list of requirements about condition of recyclables being clean and spotless things that are and aren’t recyclable including plastic caps/covers that are both not recyclable and apparently are recyclable with no explanation.
Same for goofy fruit/veggie containers and their associated covers both are and are not recyclable , no explanation but anything black definitely not.
And I could go on…
In the past, oil filters, cleaning paper towels and the empty oil containers were required in the garbage no matter what because local oil retailers would absolutely not accept them.
Based on the long but still confusing and incomplete requirements oily paper towels and the used oil filter likely need to go ??? Because nobody wants them and they are “messy”. The oil container would need to be clean and spotless because recyclables can’t go in the trash for any reason.
Same issue with containers with spoiled food that may be damaged, sink is instaclog, composting milk, meat and other things has a stench which is also banned but said spoiled items might make a mess in the can so a the container is required but it can’t be a recyclable container and it can’t leak.
If you think what I wrote is long you should see the pamphlet, it’s amazing how long something can be while communicating absolutely nothing.
And remember every sentence I wrote above includes you will be fined.
Years ago our town had a hairbrained idea to recycle all plastics and quickly banned all styrene, all plastic bags and all fruit/ veggie containers no matter what number they were because they were always combined with problematic labels and construction with no market.
Regardless of their rules I will “do my best” but they will never get spotless garbage.
I’ve been angered by neighbors burning plastic in their wood burner but I think I know why now.
Most everything is followed by “you will be fined.”
Nothing can go in the bin without a bag which is a source of pollution in of itself, they don’t want anything messy or leaking to touch their garbage can,
many of the small plastic toys, broken pieces, toasters and a bunch of other strange crap that contains metal appears to need to be brought to a local junkyard 10 miles away that is conveniently open Monday through Thursday 10am to 4pm and may charge fees.
Going to recycling they have an extensive list of requirements about condition of recyclables being clean and spotless things that are and aren’t recyclable including plastic caps/covers that are both not recyclable and apparently are recyclable with no explanation.
Same for goofy fruit/veggie containers and their associated covers both are and are not recyclable , no explanation but anything black definitely not.
And I could go on…
In the past, oil filters, cleaning paper towels and the empty oil containers were required in the garbage no matter what because local oil retailers would absolutely not accept them.
Based on the long but still confusing and incomplete requirements oily paper towels and the used oil filter likely need to go ??? Because nobody wants them and they are “messy”. The oil container would need to be clean and spotless because recyclables can’t go in the trash for any reason.
Same issue with containers with spoiled food that may be damaged, sink is instaclog, composting milk, meat and other things has a stench which is also banned but said spoiled items might make a mess in the can so a the container is required but it can’t be a recyclable container and it can’t leak.
If you think what I wrote is long you should see the pamphlet, it’s amazing how long something can be while communicating absolutely nothing.
And remember every sentence I wrote above includes you will be fined.
Years ago our town had a hairbrained idea to recycle all plastics and quickly banned all styrene, all plastic bags and all fruit/ veggie containers no matter what number they were because they were always combined with problematic labels and construction with no market.
Regardless of their rules I will “do my best” but they will never get spotless garbage.
I’ve been angered by neighbors burning plastic in their wood burner but I think I know why now.
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