On Aug 14, 9:13*am, "brooklyn1" > wrote:
> Neither do the trash collectors care, in fact they'd prefer not having to
> deal with recylables at all, they charge more for collecting trash because
> they are pressured to as part of the deal, do you really think they do that
> high labor job gratis? duh. *If the municipality and those who reside there
> were truly concerned they'd install a deposit law on beverage containers and
> erect collection centers where styrofoam is collected, weighed, and paid
> for... obviously they don't GAF. *Btw, styrofoam is one of the by products
> that's not collected from trash as a recyclable, it's been tried and doesn't
> work, costs more to recycle than it's worth. *Hardly anyone uses styrofoam
> packing pellets anymore, now they use bubble cushioning. *Container depost
> laws ensure that better than 95% of recyclable containers are properly
> disposed of.

Actually, I knew that about styrofoam, the Merc just ran an article
recently. But, I was trying to make a point that those who steal from
recycling bins aren't taking anything but the cream of the crop. Not
newspapers, etc.

Karen