[Summit] I fail to see the logic in the new GreenUp requirements.

[Hope for Health]

I agree that this is ridiculous, and may even result
in a backlash against recycling efforts, as people
see them as the cause of their being stuck with a
bunch of stinky trash for another week.  

Blessings,

Liberty G

--- On Wed, 10/28/09, Brian Leveille <brian.leveille at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Brian Leveille <brian.leveille at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Summit] I fail to see the logic in the new GreenUp requirements.
> To: Summit at sna.providence.ri.us
> Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 11:23 AM
> So I just got an email from the City
> announcing the upcoming change in trash pickup:
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> GREEN UP
> PROVIDENCE is part of Operation
> Opportunity, a new initiative to double Providence’s
> recycling rate and save nearly
> $300,000 in waste disposal fees. Starting on Monday,
> November 2, 2009,
> residents will need to place BOTH their recycling bins (or
> containers for
> segregated recyclables) at the curb on trash day next to
> their Big Green Can. Two recycling containers must be
> placed at the curb
> with each Big Green Can or the trash will not be
> picked up. 
> 
> 
> 
> Looking at the FAQ (http://www.providenceri.com/green/docs/GreenUP_faq.pdf)
> I see a tad more info like:
> 
> What if I don’t have enough recyclables to fill my
> bins each week?
> 
> Your recycling bins don’t have to be full for your trash
> to be collected. All you need is to put out your bin.
> 
> The recycling truck collects before the trash truck, and I
> bring my bins in right away. How will they know I
> recycle?
> 
> The garbage collectors won’t know you recycle if you
> bring your bins in right away, so residents need to leave
> their empty bins next to their trash cans and bring all
> containers in at the same time.
> 
> 
> 
> I'm an avid recycler, but I probably only fill my
> recycling bins twice a month. 
> 
> 
> My question to everyone is: what is the city trying to do
> by forcing me to put empty bins out every other week?  It
> seems silly to me to not get my trash picked up (which I pay
> (a lot of) taxes for) because I don't use enough plastic
> bottles to fill my recycle bins every week.  (Heh, maybe I
> should just get an extra 6 pack of beer every now and then
> to put in the bin.  Ya, I like that idea!)
> 
> 
> Is this a social experiment to see if forcing people to put
> out recycling, by NOT picking up trash, will encourage more
> recycling?  Won't NOT picking up trash cause MORE
> rodent problems (which is why we got the bins in the first
> place)??
> 
> 
> -BL
> 
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