Doing stuff in China is cheap. It is cheaper to print books in China and have them loaded onto a barge and shipped to Canada than it is to print them locally.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Doing stuff in China is cheap. It is cheaper to print books in China and have them loaded onto a barge and shipped to Canada than it is to print them locally.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
ya i was referring to the impact of shipping them to china. I assume they compact the heck out of the material before shipping, but it still seems like it would be better for the environment to just bury it in our big empty country.
I still think as a society we have been focusing on recycling too much. the focus needs to be on reducing and reusing.
Recycling only works because it's profitable for someone. If there were no profit (ie burying it), there would be no recycling. I agree on the reducing/reusing, but that's too much inconvenience for most people right now, it'll take generations to curb it.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Does anyone else now have a green bin that smells like an inner city clothing donation box? What have you done to clean it, or do you simply hold your breath when you toss something in it?
I like neat cars.
Don't know if these were the guys or not, but I saw a van driving around that does exactly what you're looking for and wished I'd thought of it myself...
https://www.binbincleaned.com
I pressure wash my bins once or twice a year. Also to prevent it, I don't put compost directly in it, I put everything in large paper compost bags. $6 for 10 bags that'll generally last 8-10 weeks.
At the landfill they have a greenwaste area, yet when I took a bunch of fucking sod loose there the other day they told me it goes in the "throw and go" anyway this morning I put out my black cart and 5 bags of sod in black bags. City didnt take any of the bags and just said dont put yardwaste out in black bags. Well fuck don't contradict yourself at the landfill then.
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Yard waste goes in Green Cart loose.
Yea does seem contradictory from a customer perspective but since the compost facility and the landfill are different operations it probably doesn’t seem contradictory to them.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I didn’t realize that either but I just looked on their site and they specifically say they don’t take sod for composting at landfill sites. I would have thought the same as you though
It cant exceed 60KG though and I reckon I have about 200KG worth of sod. Last green cart day I had 25 of those brown bags, I put them out and it fucking rained overnight. Guess I will be rolling the dice with that again tonight.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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I had less out of the stuff I tear out when I planted some trees but I kept them dry in a storage shed and fill up 1/2 of green cart per week and clear them out over 6 weeks.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
FWIW, the green cart can go way over 60kg. I think on the cart itself it says the weight limit is in the mid 200lbs (250, 275?) which is over 100kg. I've definitely filled my green and black bins each far over 60kg and they still get taken away. No issues.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
http://www.calgary.ca/UEP/WRS/Pages/...l-Changes.aspx
Going to every other week for winter starting November 6th.
Don't worry though, the fee won't be changing.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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Until spring, when they need more money for the increased pick-ups.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
They have done enough studies and meetings to determine that the saving is sound by reducing service. Fortunately, the cost for the studies and meetings just broke even with the saving so there will be no additional cost to you. You don't have to thank them, it's their jobs to serve.
Can we go back to every week for black bin then? I only really need it every two weeks, except the asshole constantly misses my black bin and then blames me for not having it out. (it's always out).This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Fuck this city.
With the amount of snow we got the last week, there was no way to not have the bins sit on snow banks, have enough room for neighbors bins, or not block the road. I'm not allowed to shovel the snow pile onto the road, so my only option was to have enough space to pack the bins beside each other. Something's gotta fucking give. I guess the shit's sitting in the middle of the road to comply with this fucking city's bullshit demands.
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I have gone above and beyond what I should rightfully have to do to protect my good name
Bah, we've had this in Airdrie forever....you whine like a mule Christian.
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https://calgaryherald.com/news/local...ays-new-report
I like how the city looks at privatization and says service would get worse. I don't know how that's possible haha. Still hilarious that we all just took it up the ass with the hidden fee hikes.
1. Bring in new green bin program. Charge more money to cover for new service.
2. reduce garbage pick up by 1/2 to cover for #1.
3. reduce green bin pick up by 1/2 to save money.
4. same level of service before #1. Keep the extra fees. Profit.
Originally posted by SEANBANERJEE
I have gone above and beyond what I should rightfully have to do to protect my good name