[Grovenet] Plastic recycling news/Storm

[Geri]

<sigh>  I remember when WM was $30/mo., or less if you
took less service/smaller can/etc.....

I sure wish WM did take all the plastics!

Change of subject:
Ron, evidently you guys made it through the stormy stuff
okay -- Any effects in Newport?

Geri


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron D'Eau Claire" <ron at cobi.biz>
To: "'Forest Grove local interests list'" <grovenet at rdrop.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 7:49 AM
Subject: Re: [Grovenet] Plastic recycling news


> It begs the question; why doesn't WM just take all plastics since the
> options are recycle or landfill, both of which WM handles? 
> 
> Here in the Newport area that's how our local waste handlers do it. The
> general rule is that if it isn't something that will start to smell in two
> days, put it in the recycle bin. 
> 
> And, interestingly, they provide us with that "extended" service for all
> potential recyclables with the same weekly sort of curbside service you get,
> but our service costs a total of $17.40 a month compared to WM's bill of
> $62/month! 
> 
> To be fair, our local service (Thompson's Sanitary Service) does not offer
> extra containers for yard debris at that price. One either fits whatever
> they want hauled into the "garbage" bin headed for the landfill or has an
> extra pickup arranged. Of course, around here most of that stuff is chipped,
> mulched or composted and the remainder burned. But $44/month for a yard
> waste bin? That's sounds a bit "over the top"!
> 
> Ron D'Eau Claire 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com [mailto:grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com] On
> Behalf Of Geri
> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 7:25 AM
> To: Forest Grove local interests list
> Subject: Re: [Grovenet] Plastic recycling news
> 
> 
> Katie, thanks much for passing on this info.  We've been
> happy with the improvements and additional items WM
> has been taking for recycling, but there is always the
> rest of those things we don't want to go straight into a
> land fill . . .
> 
> : )  Geri
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Katie Allnutt" <allnutt at verizon.net>
> To: "Forest Grove local interests list" <grovenet at rdrop.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 7:15 AM
> Subject: [Grovenet] Plastic recycling news
> 
> 
> Interesting stuff about what when and where to recycle plastics....
> 
> Begin forwarded message:  ...................
> 
> 
> 
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