I just wish I could put styrofoam in the blue bin. Half our blue bin contents don’t get recycled anyway so it seems a dumb line to draw.
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I just wish I could put styrofoam in the blue bin. Half our blue bin contents don’t get recycled anyway so it seems a dumb line to draw.
I put everything in the blue bin. No complaints yet knock on wood
Or something that won't get you arrested, wear a Q-anon shirt and MAGA hat.Quote:
Originally Posted by tirebob
There is some styrofoam that has the recycling symbol on it; it's usually the ones that look like it has bigger chunks molded together.Quote:
Originally Posted by killramos
I wonder how many people just put shit in the blue bin just because they ran out of space in their black bin...Quote:
Originally Posted by dirtsniffer
I always put styrofoam in the bin if it has the recycle symbol on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by killramos
To my knowledge the CoC very clearly doesn’t accept any styrofoam as recycling, symbols don’t mean anything
https://www.calgary.ca/uep/wrs/recyc...-recycled.html
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I feel like this debate comes up often, and is a Calgary specific problem. Lots of other municipalities accept it.
You win. I learned something today.
https://www.calgary.ca/uep/wrs/what-...rene-foam.html
I also know a lot of peel off lids aren't recyclable. Like yogurt container lids, only the cup is.
not allowed even if it has the symbol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Disoblige
https://www.calgary.ca/content/dam/w...art-yes-no.pdf
Edit: too slow lol
The city of calgary can't recycle plastic clamshells but you are allowed to send them. I say load up that blue bin. City needs to get on the incineration train to generate electricity.
Pro tip, you can load your green bin with snow and it just gets hauled away too.
Land filling styrofoam seems like a colossally bad idea so I wholeheartedly agree.
It would be interesting if the blue and green bin trucks have a camera and bright light on there so they can see what gets dumped into the bin as a quick check. Then basically if there is an issue, the driver just presses the house on the map route on their tablet mounted in the truck so they can automatically issue warnings to the house based on a variety of pre-typed up reasons like "significant ineligible recyclable material in bin" or something along those lines. Then after 10 warnings or something, you get fined and it gets added on top of your property tax for the year :rofl:
I’ve definitely been issued warnings before. I think there is a camera so they can take a look at what they are picking up.
I’d even settle for being allowed to take foam to the community recycling spots, that’s where you can get in some real trouble for dumping if caught though.
I just don’t want to have to make a run to the dump to pay a minimum if I buy something large from Amazon, I’m still trying to fit the foam from my tv I bought in November into my black bin in chunks.
Odd.. I've put lots of Styrofoam in my blue bin and they take it away no issue
You watch your tone :rofl:Quote:
Originally Posted by ThePenIsMightier
I only know the rules well since it took like 10 attempts on the authentication quiz for it to register.
You took the quiz?
There's a quiz?Quote:
Originally Posted by killramos
Ya of course. Technologists are always by the book. Have to be careful otherwise they will revise my 1000 word scope.Quote:
Originally Posted by killramos
Ah, so you mean cannot think for themselves.Quote:
Originally Posted by schocker
Ohhhh. Where is HiTempguy1 alias so the tech debate can begin?
There's no debate. I'd hire a tech over an engineer any day.
From what I have been hearing I should hire a nurse.Quote:
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