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Escapee
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06-15-2004

Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 9:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
It's mandatory where my mom lives. 3 Bins, and if you screw up, they have dumped the garbage all over my mom's lawn, they left my sister a nasty note, and if you have too much garbage in the bin, they charge you for a bigger bin, and won't take your garbage until you get the bigger bin. So, not only do you have the weeks garbage from what they wouldn't take, you then have more garbage from the next week.

We call them the garbage Nazi's and there is nothing you can do about it.

Mamie316
Member

07-08-2003

Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 9:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
Yes and just recently they gave us one big bin and you can throw all recyclables in together. It's great!

Rabbit
Animoderator

08-12-2001

Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 9:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rabbit a private message Print Post    
Yes

In Portland most everyone does as you get weekly pickup and they supply bins for sorting.

When we lived in Tacoma, they had a great Recycling For Dummies program. You got two nice rolling garbage cans, one for garbage and one for recycling. You threw everything recylable in the designated can and they did the sorting. They got great participation with that program.

Halfunit
Moderator

09-02-2001

Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 9:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Halfunit a private message Print Post    
No, nothing offered here.

I do reuse plastic containers and my grocery and shopping bags - just not through any program.


Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 10:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I recycle plastic containers (such as those sparkling water come in) here at home. San Diego doesn't support recycling for multi-family dwellings, such as condos.

I recycle paper, plastic, and glass at work.

Eeyoreslament
Member

07-20-2003

Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 10:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Eeyoreslament a private message Print Post    
Yes. Here we have big recycle bins for paper, newsprint, and glass/plastic.

When I lived in a house, we had a pick up service like Mamie, but it was a bin for containers, and then we had a newsprint bag, and a paper/cardboard bag.

I recycle almost everything except tin cans from canned foods.

Tabbyking
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03-11-2002

Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 10:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tabbyking a private message Print Post    
i recycle, i retreadmill, i reexercise......oh, THAT recycle. where we live is horrible about recycling, but by law they have to come on board in 2006. we do recycle on our own, glass and aluminum, etc.
where we are moving, you have to use 3 different cans for regular trash, recyclable and plastics. that will be good.

Tess
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04-13-2001

Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 12:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tess a private message Print Post    
Yes absolutely! But we do have to pay the city for the privilege.

Grannyg
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05-28-2002

Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 2:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Grannyg a private message Print Post    
No. ack!!! I feel like such a weazel!!

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 2:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
Yes. What stinks, though, is that in my city they only want newspapers, certain plastics, and cans. My friend who lives 35 miles from here has to recycle everything! She has to look at the bottom of the bottle (eg. dishwashing liquid bottle) and if there is a certain number on it she has to recycle. If we put one of those in our recycle box, they would tag us and I believe you are fined after 3 tags.

Denecee
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09-05-2002

Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 2:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Denecee a private message Print Post    
Yep~glass, cardboard, newspapers, junk mail, all glass, cans, pop cans(for 5 cents a piece), all plastic and I re-use grocery bags to pick up doggy doo from the yard. We only have to sort out the glass and pop cans.

Tabbyking
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03-11-2002

Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 4:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tabbyking a private message Print Post    
where my mom lives, you now have to dump your trashlined trash into the outside container. i mean pour it out of the liner you collected it in in the house. then people sort through it by hand. ugh. no plastic liners around your trash, just the trash.

Cher
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08-18-2004

Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 4:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cher a private message Print Post    
Yes I do - if I didn't my brother n law would be over pointing his finger at me!!

Abbynormal
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08-04-2001

Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 6:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Abbynormal a private message Print Post    
No, there is nothing offered here. As a matter of fact, I have been thinking seriously about trying to start a "grassroots" movement on this in the near future. I would absolutely love to recycle and I know all the city officials and TPTB at the local trash company/dump. I should get off my butt and see what I can do!

Kaili
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08-31-2000

Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 7:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kaili a private message Print Post    
Yes....always.

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 7:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
I recycle and regift

Saxywildcat
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05-30-2005

Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 8:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Saxywildcat a private message Print Post    
We're signed up to get the bins once we get moved in to our new place. :-) And we recycle here at mom and dad's, so yes. :-)

Adven
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02-06-2001

Friday, December 16, 2005 - 4:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Adven a private message Print Post    
In our municipality, you have to sort trash into compostables, plastics, papers and regular garbage and you have to use clear bags so they can see if you are complying. They won't pick up unsorted garbage or black bags. If you continue to just dump haphazardly, they fine you.

Heyltslori
Moderator

09-15-2001

Friday, December 16, 2005 - 6:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Heyltslori a private message Print Post    
Good morning all! Happy Friday. :-)

Here are the results of: Do you recycle?

Yes32
No12
Sometimes1


Today's question is: What do you like in your coffee?

My answer is: I like creamer and equal.
:-)

Dfennessey
Member

07-25-2004

Friday, December 16, 2005 - 6:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dfennessey a private message Print Post    
nothing I do not drink coffee, I love the smell of it brewing

Mocha
Member

08-12-2001

Friday, December 16, 2005 - 6:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
French vanilla creamer, sugar, and cinnamon

Ddr
Member

08-19-2001

Friday, December 16, 2005 - 6:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ddr a private message Print Post    
Daily: Milk and Equal

Festive: Bailey's Irish Creme

Wink
Member

10-06-2000

Friday, December 16, 2005 - 6:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wink a private message Print Post    
Splenda

Landi
Member

07-29-2002

Friday, December 16, 2005 - 7:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
splenda and coffeemate liquid. i'm not human unless i have my coffee.

Adven
Member

02-06-2001

Friday, December 16, 2005 - 7:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Adven a private message Print Post    
1 cream, no sugar.

BTW, if you enjoy the odd Holiday prank - and who doesn't, the odder the better - crack a raw egg into someone's coffee cup and gently pour their coffee over the top before serving them. There's no taste or odor and the egg stays at the bottom, so they are quite merry and festive until the last few sips. Then a gross out fit ensues. It certainly gets me in the Christmas spirit.