I moved recently to a complex where I have a single trash bin with weekly roadside pickup. I've slowly been working through a considerable backlog of cardboard boxes and such that I've been throwing out in standard black garbage bags. Lately it seems like there's at least one of these bags that the garbage guys simply refuse to take. They apparently just open the lid, start taking out bags(I typically fit in 3) and when they encounter one they don't like they just close the lid and move on. This bag is probably at 1/2-2/3 capacity, has no holes or anything, and just contains some folded cardboard boxes so it's a bit misshapen. Multiple weeks now they've left it behind it and it's starting to piss me off. Does anybody know if there are typically rules for stuff like this I might be missing? I tried looking it up on their site and didn't see anything.
Are they maybe just upending the whole can, and the configuration of boxes has that bag wedged into the bottom?
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Deebaseron my way to work in a suit and a tieAhhhh...come on fucking guyRegistered Userregular
cardboard usually goes out with recyclables.
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EshTending bar. FFXIV. Motorcycles.Portland, ORRegistered Userregular
Have you tried calling or emailing the garbage company? The specific rules/procedures they follow is going to vary by company. Some won't take recyclables that aren't separated, some don't care and'll toss anything into the back of their truck.
Don't call to complain, just ask what's going on. If it keeps happening and you're not able to get a satisfactory answer as to why, then complain.
I moved recently to a complex where I have a single trash bin [...]
life's a game that you're bound to lose / like using a hammer to pound in screws
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
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Inquisitor772 x Penny Arcade Fight Club ChampionA fixed point in space and timeRegistered Userregular
If they are using an automated truck lift, then Aioua may have your problem. Otherwise, I'd say that you have a particularly anal waste management provider, and they don't appreciate you putting recyclables in the standard trash bin. Have you tried just putting them in a nice flattened pile (or perhaps sideways, between trash bins)? The first thing you should definitely do is call them up, though. I'm sure you'll get a clear solution of some sort.
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EshTending bar. FFXIV. Motorcycles.Portland, ORRegistered Userregular
Do you have a recycling center anywhere nearby you can drive that kinda stuff to? Are you just tossing glass, plastics, and metal as well?
In many areas of Seattle, the trash collection service will refuse to take away any bag that exceeds a certain threshold of recyclable material, regardless of whether the building in question provides recycling bins. It is possible that the service in your area follows a similar directive.
In many areas of Seattle, the trash collection service will refuse to take away any bag that exceeds a certain threshold of recyclable material, regardless of whether the building in question provides recycling bins. It is possible that the service in your area follows a similar directive.
How can you tell? I can't believe they would actually search the trash to find if half of it is recyclable. Do they just listen for a bunch of aluminum cans, glass bottles, and look for box-y looking shapes?
Call the waste management company and just ask what's up. My area is plagued by "recycling fairies" (people that go through your bins) that are not at all considerate about putting bags back in the same container they came out of. Then when the garbage truck comes, they can't take the mixed waste. If you call it in they should help you out. If worse comes to worse, you should be able to take it to the dump yourself. It's annoying but it solves the problem.
Also, our recycling company won't take wet cardboard/stuff with food on it.
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fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
Yeah, why are you putting cardboard in a plastic bag in the garbage? This should definitely be in with recyclables.
Don't call to complain, just ask what's going on. If it keeps happening and you're not able to get a satisfactory answer as to why, then complain.
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that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
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How can you tell? I can't believe they would actually search the trash to find if half of it is recyclable. Do they just listen for a bunch of aluminum cans, glass bottles, and look for box-y looking shapes?
Also, our recycling company won't take wet cardboard/stuff with food on it.
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