Comments on: Enjoying Our Waste

By: The Perspicacious Loris

The Perspicacious Loris — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:13:13 +0000

That is exactly what we should always do with everything we don’t need anymore. Make it back into things we need.
P.S. I love the stinkiness puns.

By: Allan

Allan — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:48:12 +0000

You’d think that some business would have figured out a way to transform waste into usable materials because that would enable the business to have a free and unlimited supply of raw materials.

By: steph

steph — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:30:41 +0000

i recycle all the time and i do road clean ups a lot to pick up the litter people throw out of their cars and onto the side of the roads. i get to wear those cool orange vests =P.

By: pkw

pkw — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 03:11:53 +0000

I love what they do where we live, though I think it would help if they took it further.
You’re only allowed 6-7 bags of household trash, and if you go over that, they charge you double for the pick up. On the other hand, the recycling facility is free, but you have to take it there yourself and put it with their guidance in the right places.
When we first moved here, I thought it was annoying, now I think it’s genius. Basically it’s “we’ll reduce how much you have to pay for garbage pick-up, but it’s up to you to come to us for the savings.” It’s free, but you have to put forth the effort.

By: Deelighted

Deelighted — Fri, 16 May 2008 12:13:18 +0000

In my township, not recycling can get you a fine. We have a list of what they recycle. If they find what’s on that list in your trash, you get a fine. I recycle more than what is on that list. I dump food in my garden (fertilizer). I weed and the weeds go in the garden.

I go out on weekends with two trashbags and wander the roads picking up trash. Cans in one bag, regular trash in the other. Aluminum cans are worth a few cents a pound. I take a truckload. Newspapers go in my newspaper collection can. No signs offering fines. Just me and my husband cleaning up the road sides, making money on the aluminum.

People love seeing us do the picking up the trash thing and they thank us, but they don’t help. They just comment. My local township has gotten in on the act and they have a day where they ask for volunteers to clean up the trash. I never volunteer for that. Too tired from my regular clean up, I guess…

By: Meandering

Meandering — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:48:27 +0000

Littering stinks and is bad for the environment too. Keep it clean folks!