WARNING!! This is a rant. 024
Wow....... what's wrong with this picture ???
Now I can't think of too many folks who object to recycling or who don't understand the concept except perhaps my mother who feels it's nasty, disgusting and beneath her so my father takes responsibility for it. She's always reminding him to not leave those big, ugly, wheeled behemoths in front of the house. Pick up for all refuse and recyclables is once a week and at least the hideous receptacles are uniform throughout the city. They live in the San Francisco Bay area so generally heat and thus odoriferous trash are not usually an issue.
Here at my house we use big blue rectangular recycle bins which rate a minus 10 on the chic-o-meter. The bins are supplied by the city of Boston; note
supplied not
free because the bin cost is included in our exorbitant city taxes. Recyclables are collected on our one trash day then those empty ugly bins and nasty garbage containers in varying states of decay are left strewn about the street & sidewalk. Definitely less than ideal.
I for one was all excited when I heard that refuse in TV was picked up twice a week.... no stinky trash hangin' around for me to complain; "what's that stench?!?!?!?!?!?!" :
: which is my mantra during warm weather. I was concerned that no provision was made to address recycling. Needless to say I was somewhat more than skeptical when the TV salesperson responded to my question regarding recycling by saying, "Oh "they" sort through "it" afterwards separating the trash from recyclable stuff." Hmmmmmm, who were "they"... trash elves, guests of the many state run "hotels", illegal/undocumented aliens? ??? Way too much for my paradise clouded mind to comprehend so I let it go. I thought the "no garbage can policy" brilliant; I mean how attractive a neighborhood without any reminder that we create mountains of trash, more trash than any other nation in the entire world and despite the reality that trash would still be contained in dare I say it, PLASTIC BAGS :yikes: :yikes:, how politically incorrect is that :realmad:?
If you're reading this please don't take offense, take it in the manner in which it is given. I mean it
not to be judgmental but
provocative, definition : serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate <a provocative question>, in this case to provoke thought in seeking a more effective solution to the proposed trash/recycle question.
P.S. I will be moving to TV
hopefully before summer 2009 and am looking forward to living in Florida's :-* Friendliest :-* Hometown where I can be an active part of a wonderful community choosing to be as involved or uninvolved in how things work or not. On the other hand maybe I'll just sing, not likely 1rnfl, dance :hot:, play :joke:, party
and/or float in the pool
:bigthumbsup:.