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Started 2 years ago by lizless
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byJody
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Ironic that Columbus is one of the 5 worst cities for recycling, but has one of the largest earth day efforts in the nation. Maybe if we were better at recycling, we wouldn't have as much to clean up!

From http://www.greencbus.org
Earth Day 2010: The Update is a follow-up to Earth Day 2009: Picture This. In 2009, Columbus had the largest volunteer turnout for Earth Day of any city in the U.S.; over 2,600 central Ohioans donated their time and labor at 70 area worksites. The goal for Earth Day 2010: The Update is to increase participation to 10,000 volunteers.

Posted 2 years ago #
lifeliberty
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So I just dropped off some recycling this morning at the Como School on Reis in my neighborhood. The janitor comes out and starts yelling at me. He's saying he's going to take down my license plate next time he sees me putting glass bottles in the recycling. I'm like "WTH?" He tries telling me the green SWACO bin is only for cardboard. So I show him the flier that states "glass bottles" and to call SWACO or 311 if he wants. Then he tells me I'm only supposed to drop off on weekends. What a liar, I never read such a thing. I mean really, you can only recycle in weekends? (schools out for summer anyways)

So he then starts telling me that the glass bottles gets glass everywhere and he has to clean it up. Kids take the bottles out of the dumpster and break them. Hey, I understand that, but can't you just tell me that instead of lie to me and try to get me to start throwing out all my glass? And on top of that, threaten to take down my license plate to report me as if I was doing something wrong?

I just wonder how many others he has tried to talk out of recycling. I at least know better, others in my neighborhood might not be so lucky.

It's disinformation like this and people making up their own rules to help their own agenda (guy didn't want to clean glass up) that is hurting recycling efforts. People that work around these bins need to be better educated about them. They should encourage recycling, not turn it away. People recycle to hopefully make a better world and conserve resources for the children that go to that school.

I think I'm more pissed about being lied to than anything. I have no respect for people that lie to get their own way.

(ok, maybe he didn't lie, maybe he just didn't know any better, that still don't make it right or me feel any more comfortable about being deterred from recycling)

Posted 1 year ago #
Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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I'd report that instance to SWACO if you haven't already: info@swaco.org

Posted 1 year ago #
lifeliberty
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B said I should contact the school. I'll fire off an email to SWACO. I don't want the guy to get in trouble, not that I think he would, but that is not something I want to deal with first thing in the morning when I'm trying to do the right thing.

He then proceeds to tell me to put the bottles in plastic bags. I'm trying to conserve and recycle, why the hell would I add an unnecessary item to the recycling that doesn't need to be there and isn't required? Ugh...it's all to stupid to even think about. I just need to move out of that neighborhood soon.

Another thing, though, is that the neighborhood really needs to get into recycling. It is really disgusting to see what people throw out there. Some houses use 2 garbage bins that over flow so much they can't shut the lids on garbage day.

(ltr sent to Swaco)

Posted 1 year ago #
GreatOutdoors
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I had the same thing happen to me a couple of winters back at the old (Montessori?) school behind the Vic Village Hospital at W. 4th & Dennison. The janitor was outside and yelled over to me that the bin was for cardboard only. I pointed to the list of items on the dumpster -- he didn't give in, but he also didn't give me any more trouble, unlike this other guy. I continued to use the bin without an issue until the school closed down.

Posted 1 year ago #
lifeliberty
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PZ has another story bout this here http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/tips-for-recycling-with-rumpke/page/2

Posted 1 year ago #
lifeliberty
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I received a prompt and considerate response from SWACO. I suggest anyone having isses with recycling contact them.

Walker, thanks for the suggestion.

Posted 1 year ago #
howatzer

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I'm a bit worried about the size of the bins for bi-weekly pickup. At least for us, the recyclable portion of our trash is actually quite a bigger volume than our regular garbage. We use the current weekly Rumpke program and always overflow their bins (which they generously accommodate).

Posted 6 months ago #