Chicago needs to STEP up!
Tara: What's so bad about them coming here? Aren't they good guys? I mean, Watchers, that's just like whole other Gileses, right? Buffy: Yes! They're scary and horrible!
'Potential'
Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
javachik - Jul 15, 2010 8:54:42 am PDT #12604 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
tommyrot - Jul 15, 2010 8:55:35 am PDT #12605 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
We did have recycling. But then it went away. I forget why.
amych - Jul 15, 2010 8:58:24 am PDT #12606 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
For those who have municipal composting/green bin services, how does that work (i.e., what's included? is it mandatory? included in any normal solid waste fees or extra? how frequent? and, you know, stuff)? Here, we have curbside yard waste pickup (which the city turns into compost and/or mulch) in addition to the garbage and recycling bins, but food waste composting is left up to you.
(Y'all, this whole conversation is SO MUCH MORE INTERESTING than the work I'm not doing right now.)
brenda m - Jul 15, 2010 8:58:38 am PDT #12607 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
The city will only pick up recycling or trash for buildings with 4 units or less. Anything larger has to take care of it on their own.
javachik - Jul 15, 2010 8:58:51 am PDT #12608 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Tommy, [link]
tommyrot - Jul 15, 2010 9:01:29 am PDT #12609 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Cool. I'll ask my building maintenance guy about it.
meara - Jul 15, 2010 9:02:26 am PDT #12610 of 30001
In Seattle it's mandatory for homes and condos, I think...recycling for apartments, but I don't think they enforce composting for apartments--I know that I didn't, in my apartment, and there weren't any bins for it. They pick it up once a week with the trash (they pick up recycling every other week, but the bin is HUGE). They charge you different amounts based on how big your garbage can is, so it's in your best interest to recycle and compost as much as you can.
Link to what can be composted: [link]
javachik - Jul 15, 2010 9:04:00 am PDT #12611 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
They charge you different amounts based on how big your garbage can is, so it's in your best interest to recycle and compost as much as you can.
Smart. Money always talks. San Bruno did the same years ago and it really helps.
It was news last year that SF was going to start fining people for putting coffee grounds in the trash.
Ginger - Jul 15, 2010 9:04:30 am PDT #12612 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I would have to pay extra for single-stream recycling with the county, which pisses me off because a properly run recycling program that encourages people to recycle can more than pay for itself. I therefore collect all the recyclables and take them to the giant recycling facility at the DeKalb Farmers Market when I go.
I spend parties pointedly moving recyclables from the trash and trash from the recyclables. This is one reason I'd just as soon people didn't "help."
Jessica - Jul 15, 2010 9:08:09 am PDT #12613 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
NYC is harsh about separating recycling because it's an easy way for the city to make money. For residences the fines for accidentally tossing a yogurt container into the plastic recycling can go up into the thousands if you have multiple violations. [For businesses the city sorts everything for them. Even if there are recycling bins in your office, everything goes into the same dump truck when it leaves the building.]
(The board of my coop had to pass a bylaw last year stating that recycling violations fines would be passed on to the shareholders as an assessment because people just were not paying attention to their trash. Once we told people they'd have to pay the next one, it got a lot better.)