On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 04:40:38 -0400, "cybercat" > wrote:

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-->"Tracy" > wrote in message
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-->> Default User wrote:
-->>> Goomba wrote:
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-->>>> Default User wrote:
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-->>>>> I was a bit surprised that the deal was significantly better. The
-->>>>> main reason given for going to a single provider was to reduce
-->>>>> traffic on the streets from trucks, and to get everybody complying
-->>>>> with the county's new recycling mandate.
-->>>>> Brian
-->>>> That certainly would be a plus in my book! As it is now, I have
-->>>> Company A with once a week pickup. Others on my street use Company A
-->>>> but with twice a week pickup, and others use Company B or C with
-->>>> their various pick up options. So it seems for about 3 or so days a
-->>>> week there are cans at the curb somewhere up and down the street. I'd
-->>>> love it if all the companies would use the same two days a week.
-->>>
-->>> Well, we still get three. Monday, recycling and yard waste. Tuesday,
-->>> trash. Thursday, second trash pickup.
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-->>>
-->>>
-->>> Brian
-->>>
-->> I am lucky enough to live in a town where yard waste is taken the same day
-->> as trash and recyclables. They will take yard waste till December which
-->> means leaves in the fall.....
-->>
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-->Same here, and I agree the recycle container should be bigger than the trash
-->container. Raleigh supplies both, but the trash container is large, with a
-->lid, on wheels, and the recycle bin is one of those small green things. I
-->did not think I would like once a week pickup for everything but I really
-->do.
-->

Here, our block won't recycle anymore as they had the bins over by the
dumpsters 150ft. or so from the building and the bulk of tenants wouldn't take
the recyclables out to the bins. I have to tell you though that about 70% of
tenants are 70+yrs. The building (220suites) has blue boxes in every trash
room, once full the caretaker takes them and fills up the bottom of the
dumpsters with it, and then covers it with other garbage so no one will be the
wiser.

They have a room in the underground parking that they could put bins in but it
seems they are happy with the status quo, and the caretaker is very lazy.
Did I mention that the temp in winter is usually -20C, and as cold as -45C, not
good for these seniors.