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Been burning cleanly and without polution for many years in Europe.

It wasn't long ago that some people said stop using straws. I don't see people in restaurants drinking without straws now.

Please note that all three options had two or more pickups per week! Please read the details here -> Coversheet

Garbage
 

[QUOTE=My Daily Run;1774150]You can still bring your newspapers to the church

The burning facilities, don’t put out pollution . It really is the way to go . We don’t need anymore landfills.

We have many permanent residents that put out there trash the morning before, I wonder how early they would be putting it out if it was once a week.and the barrels just become an eyesore for the day before and trash day

[QUOTE=twoplanekid;1773911]An interesting article about the State of Waste-to- Energy that includes Covanta -> The State of Waste-to-Energy in the U.S. | Waste360
While the figures are only preliminary and may be changed at the June 18th NSCUDD meeting, NSCUDD will save $700,000 by eliminating recycling but taking everything to Covanta will cost $2,288,100 more as per the figures presented here found on page 62.

TERRIFIC move, nscudd,,, & someone feels compelled to ask why space-x is more efficient than nasa ?

a few fines to the property managers re trash & that'll soon put an end to the practice,,, there is no space for landfills in fl, is there ? isn't that why 'mt. miami' exists ? abovegrade landfill = short mountains

clean burn's possible w/o pollutants

The recreation centers have never recycled. I have seen many times, where large groups of people just wrap up the plastics table clothes, recyclables and all and put them in the trash. I asking someone, supposedly knowledgeable about this associated with the villages, and was told people go through the garbage to extricate the recyclables. A story that even a two year old could not swallow. There do seem to be effects to people near the burn centers as I looked it up on line.

There are companies committed to sustainable packaging and Unilever has made a commitment to reduce its plastic use. If enough people are willing to email companies, they will respond but the transition will take time.

I agree with the aluminum comment. Aluminum is a finite metal on our planet, so it is imperative that we conserve and reuse what we have. I doubt that the garbage trucks would collect used aluminum (we could ask), but maybe we can convince the grocery stores in the area to set out containers to collect aluminum to be recycled.

Sumter County operates a solid waste/recycling center where you can take your recyclables for free. Their web site (Solid Waste | Sumter County, FL - Official Website) lists some of the items they take but the containers list more, like glass, newspapers, corrugated cardboard and aerosol cans. There never has been recycling pickup south of 44 and this is the only option available for us. The address is 819 Co Rd 529, Bushnell, FL 33513; south on 301 to the Sunoco gas station in Sumterville. Right at the light onto 470. The entrance to the recycling center is at the beginning of the sweeping right-hand curve about two miles west. Tell the attendant that you are dropping off recycling. The large green container is on the right just after entering the fenced area.

I haven't read the article yet but if it doesn't pollute and generates energy it sounds like a great solution. It also sounds like it will be much easier for us residents to just bag up everything together.

We do put our aluminum cans in a separate box and bring them to the postal stations. Hopefully this will return soon.

Future of Recycling
 

A major source of non-biodegradable plastics are restaurants that routinely serve drinks with plastic straws and package takeout or leftovers in styrofoam containers. As their customers, perhaps we can change this practice.

Who is willing to work as a group to urge restaurantures to switch to biodegradable paper straws and take out containers? I am, anyone else?

There are bins at St. Timothy Catholic Church for used newspapers. The St. Vincent de Paul Society sells the paper to a recycle firm, and the proceeds are used to help those in need in our community. A great human service.

I quit using straws more than a year ago. You have to be fast to say you don’t want one because they have to be thrown away once it hits your table.

It looks like the way some countries have been managing waste for some time, like Singapore and Sweden. Here’s an article on Sweden’s

In Sweden, Trash Heats Homes, Powers Buses and Fuels Taxi Fleets - The New York Times