Goomba wrote:
> blake murphy wrote:

>> it is truly bizarre. some people can't stand the thought of some
>> other person 'getting away with something,' including *stealing
>> their ****ing trash.*

I would be annoyed if they were dumping out my trash to look for
recyclables, as someone said happens.

> Actually, some people pay for their trash pick up and if they recycle
> they can either obtain a small price cut *or* be paying more for the
> service of recycle pickup. So my contract with the trash pickup
> service might be affected by someone picking through for the choice
> bits....
>
> Personally for me right now, I'm paying a couple of dollars more a
> month to have them pick up my recyclers along with my trash. There
> were a few companies I could have gone with that didn't offer this
> but it is important enough for me that I will pay for the service.

My town picks up recycling once a month, or there are a couple of
places where you can drop it off. You don't get a choice, recycling
is the law. It wouldn't make much sense to burn all that gas if everyone
had to make trips to the recycle center.

nancy