On Fri, 22 Mar 2019 09:54:04 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
wrote:

>On Fri, 22 Mar 2019 06:54:29 -0600, graham > wrote:
>
>>On 2019-03-22 4:30 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> On Friday, March 22, 2019 at 5:02:10 AM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
>>>> "Julie Bove" wrote in message ...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> ==
>>>>>
>>>>> Well I understand that, but I still like to be able to take my garbage to
>>>>> the garbage centre every week to let them sort it all out )
>>>>
>>>> You have to take it yourself?
>>>>
>>>> ===
>>>>
>>>> We don't have to no, but I prefer it to having a bunch of bins lined up
>>>> waiting for the collectors in the week.
>>>
>>> A bunch of bins? We have one for recyclables and one for non-recyclables.
>>> Provided by the company contracted by our local government to provide
>>> rubbish hauling services. Each of them is a 95-gallon (0.35 cubic meter)
>>> wheeled thing that can be picked up by a pair of arms on the collection
>>> truck.
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>
>>We have 3: recyclables, garbage and organics. The latter are composted
>>by the city for sale and use in the city parks.
>>People complain about the extra weekly charges, particularly singles and
>>elderly who take several weeks to accumulate enough to bother about
>>putting out the bins. I'm both but I think the system is great.
>
>we don't have to fill the bins in order to put them at the curb. Trash
>and compostable are picked up weekly. Recycle stuff every other week.
>We get charged by the month whether we use them or not. Sometimes we
>take stuff to the landfill if we have too much or too large to fit
>into a bin. Like major tree trimmings and branches.
>
>If you call them they will come a pick up wash machines, TVs, sofas, refrigerators etc.

Here if you place those out at the road with a sign that says FREE
they will be gone within the day... usually within the hour... I'm
often amazed at what trash is someone's treasure. Farm people are
very resourceful, they'll make three junked washing machines into one
that works. An old beaten up sofa is something to snooze on in the
barn.