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Originally Posted by Mrs. Robinson
Yes, the current method is the least cost, for the developer, not the homeowner who has to purchase the plastic bags.
And it amazes me that no one cares that these bags do not disintegrate in the landfills.
It's as though no one cares about future generations (grandchildren?) because that who these contaminates will affect.
There are trash bags which are ripped open with trash and garbage strewn all over the street.
Is there anything more unsightly than that???
Why do people make excuses that trash cans are unsightly and because they aren't taken back in when you think it should be done.
If there are "rules" regarding when trash can be placed out, there would be "rules" for when the receptacles have to be taken back in.
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In the Port Charlotte area, giant garbage cans were provided free to all households, one for recycling. Like many, an attractive little fence was put on the driveway side of the house and we easily wheeled it to the curb. All neighborhood cans matched. From then on, only one garbage person was needed as an arm from the truck picked the cans up and put them in the truck before lowering it back in place. At first, many even us, resisted the change but soon got to like it. Later, on a trip to Toronto, we saw how people had recycling down to an art. Even kitchen leftovers and potato peels went into plastic buckets that were picked up for recycling. Most used their own recycle bags in stores. Toronto had a big garbage\landfill problem and sought ways to solve it. Even in the country areas, lots of different large containers were at strategic points for separation of various recycled items and people used them. When I came back to Florida and saw all the plastic bags being used in stores, I had a sinking feeling that we complain about the environment but do much less than we can to protect it.