Long Car Line on Powell Rd
 

Does anyone know why there was a car line almost a mile long heading north on Powell and going into the parking lot near the library at Pinellas Plaza. We were heading south on Powell around 2:00 yesterday (Saturday) and couldn't imagine what the attraction was to have people wait in such a line.

Just curious.

It was due to Sumter e- & REcycling event.

Thanks TV Man. I never saw a car line so long in my whole life. It speaks well of so many people who care about the environment.

It took me 1 1/2 hours to get rid of my old stains, paints etc but it was worth it. They could have used more signage though - I was just hoping the line was for the recycling as I had not done this before and it wouldn't have been safe to get out of the car to ask. The first sign I saw was right at the building after being in the line for an hour. I just relaxed and listened to Radio Classics on Sirius radio and enjoyed it.

I saw the line of cars. I wonder how many people decided to just go home and throw out in the garbage the items that were/are hazardous. If the demand is so high maybe they should offer the service monthly instead of semi-annually.

There were many people who turned around when they had a chance. It would help to offer the service more often.

Is the Library a polling place?

it is!

Nothing like a mile long line of cars with their engines running to help the environment. The state where I came from offered the service once every week. If the powers that be want people to recycle or dispose of these items properly then they need to do a better job at collecting them.

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We Villagers have the time to sit for an hour and a half. Most people don't, and that's why landfills have toxic waste.

In the eyes of posters on TOTV..............is anything ever done right?

Cm'on, if you have lived in Philadelphia and New Jersey you surely have seen longer lines.

Or southern CA or Dallas, Tx, or ...

I saw longer lines in the Bay Area of CA daily in 1979 during the "gas crisis" when odd and even license plate #s could line up for gas on odd or even calendar days.

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Recycling is a wonderful thing. We have recycled our stuff since the 1980's because the communities in which we lived had robust recycling programs. I would guess that about 80% of our weekly trash goes into recycle now. Yesterday's debacle (yes, that's right) probably resulted in more people turning away and not recycling than braved it out in line. Lake County has a recycling station but Sumter doesn't have one comparable. I would think that Sumter and Lake would consolidate at the Rolling Acres location because of the pent up demand. I don't know if Lake allows Sumter residents to utilize the recycling center; I have heard conflicting stories. But, when I drove down yesterday, I still have a large box of paint and other "stuff" that I am unwilling to put into household trash. I am not willing to wait for more than two hours in a line to get rid of it.