[Grovenet] Plastic recycling news

[Geri]

Yes, it is odd!  We use a large bin for regular trash, one for
yard debris, and one for recycling.  I wonder if that's over
the "minimum basic."  Our billing is $62 every other mo.

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 11:36 AM
Subject: Re: [Grovenet] Plastic recycling news


> You are right Ed. Double checked and they billed me $62 every two months,
> but I still paid a lot more than you: $31.50/month. You're paying pretty
> close to what we're paying here on the coast. 
> 
> I recall a couple of years ago asking them about it and they explained that
> I was getting the minimum basic service. That's all we had ever used. 
> 
> That IS odd...
> 
> Ron D'Eau Claire 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com [mailto:grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com] On
> Behalf Of Ed Davie
> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 10:53 AM
> To: Ed Davie; Forest Grove local interests list
> Subject: Re: [Grovenet] Plastic recycling news
> 
> 
> Actually, $38 every two months!
> Ed
> 
> 
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Ed Davie
>  To: Forest Grove local interests list
>  Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 10:46 AM
>  Subject: Re: [Grovenet] Plastic recycling news
> 
> 
>  Something not right here. We're paying $19.00/mo
>  for WM!
>  Ed
>    ----- Original Message ----- 
>    From: Ron D'Eau Claire
>    To: 'Forest Grove local interests list'
>    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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