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PHDIII · 01-30-2010, 02:13 PM

I opened this thread on 12/13/09 and have been amazed at the number of thoughtful responses. Overall a pretty good discussion.

One of the early thoughts expressed was that more signs should be posted at the transfer station.....they heard you! The place is awash with signs; almost comical. They even passed out a flyer last week summarizing, for example, how many gajillion hours one TV could run on the energy saved by our efforts. I have difficulty getting any real perspective from these kinds of statements except that energy was saved.

I've added a receptacle in the kitchen for paper since they seem to want us to recycle most all paper instead of putting it into the trash.
The sign inside at the transfer station states...."if it can be ripped it can be recycled". Well, mostly. I don't think they really mean to throw used kleenex, paper towels or butter wrappers into the bin of newspapers and magazines.

As for inspection, my visit last week was very cordial with the attendant giving the dog a cookie and helping me toss bags into the chute. I'm sure he was using his calibrated arm to judge weight of the bags....no ripping open or frisking.

This week I'll have to face the newest wrinkle as mentioned above....sort your plastics by color.

01-30-2010, 02:13 PM	#103
PHDIII Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 36 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Trashy thoughts I opened this thread on 12/13/09 and have been amazed at the number of thoughtful responses. Overall a pretty good discussion. One of the early thoughts expressed was that more signs should be posted at the transfer station.....they heard you! The place is awash with signs; almost comical. They even passed out a flyer last week summarizing, for example, how many gajillion hours one TV could run on the energy saved by our efforts. I have difficulty getting any real perspective from these kinds of statements except that energy was saved. I've added a receptacle in the kitchen for paper since they seem to want us to recycle most all paper instead of putting it into the trash. The sign inside at the transfer station states...."if it can be ripped it can be recycled". Well, mostly. I don't think they really mean to throw used kleenex, paper towels or butter wrappers into the bin of newspapers and magazines. As for inspection, my visit last week was very cordial with the attendant giving the dog a cookie and helping me toss bags into the chute. I'm sure he was using his calibrated arm to judge weight of the bags....no ripping open or frisking. This week I'll have to face the newest wrinkle as mentioned above....sort your plastics by color.