The problem for KC was not that the bins didn't have lids. It's that KC doesn't accept glass in recycling, so the bins are really light weight and get completely blown over by wind. Just making a taller bin with a lid doesn't solve that problem. Maybe the bins they are deploying are weighted and solve for this in other ways, but just looking at it in the video it seems like the same thing we had when I lived in San Diego 20 years ago. Of course, in San Diego they accepted glass and rarely have high enough winds to blow anything over.

It does

It depends on what your city takes. Some cities only take plastics with a 1 or 2 on it, and some take all 7. If done properly, almost everything is either recyclable or compostable. I only have to throw trash out every 6-8 weeks, but my recycle bin is full every week.

I think its a big racket, people think they are saving the earth and make them feel better about themselves. Meanwhile it all gets dumped in the same place.

I use AAA Trash. I have a red bin for trash and a yellow bin for recycling. I have watched them dump both bins in the same truck for several weeks now...lol. They ain't recycling anything!

Pretty much ROFL

I read an article that said people throw so much shit in the recycle bins, sometimes entire loads can be rejected, and a lot gets dumped because of grease on pizza boxes and what not.... things people think can be recycle, but cannot. So like everything else, people are idiots and we can't have nice things.


Also read an article the other day about how the mountain of plastic in the Pacific Ocean has created new ecosystems for crabs and things that otherwise couldn't survive in the middle of the ocean.

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This is very true. It definitely helps if you rinse off what you are recycling. It also helps a lot if you do something as simple as removing the foil lid off something like a yogurt container. It really takes minimal effort to make a pretty big difference in the landfills, but most people really won’t do it for whatever reason.

Truth.

We were a client fore LaFarge mining rock quarry and cement plant in Sugar Creek MO. A huge landfill was right next to it off 291 Highway. We would see the recycle trucks lined up with the garbage trucks dumping. None dares report unless you like sleeping with the fishes. They may find your body caught in a snag or up against a dike somewhere down stream on the Mighty Mo.

And these days to help bridge the gap, it's as easy as putting a QR code on the bins to educate people... but of course, people on both ends have to give a shit, too.

So, we are all supposed to be recycling experts? :doh!:

Please do provide a really nice of what I can and cannot recycle. I think most people are TRYING to do the right thing.

**** the waste companies it TOO much recycles come back. :harumph:

Waste management services generally do a poor job of educating consumers. I just recently learned that it is preferable to recycle plastic bottles with the cap on. The caps are made from polypropylene or HDPE which are among the more valuable plastics in the recycle stream. Attaching them to the bottle helps assure the small cap doesn’t get lost along the way. At the recycling plant, the bottles and caps are shredded and the two materials are separated by density differences. Also, don’t flatten plastic bottles, because it makes the sorting process less efficient.

Not true been all over this country many cities and towns still use trash bags or barrels, not bins.

We have coyotes in the cities plus dogs but the biggest pest that tears into the bags are Crows. ****ers are smart they know the days the trash is put out in the neighborhood. They flock in those areas you will hear them calling wait for the right moment. Don't **** with crows they remember you and will have a life long grudge against you.

If you're smart you keep a solution of water and Clorox in a spray bottle. Spray the bag and animals or crows will not disturb it.

Gladstone has the bins for recycling and Trash for a while. On windy days they blow over on the North-South streets all the time leaving a mess.

Our former trash company not only gave us the bins, they also let you put flattened out cardboard under the them. Hoo boy, those were a real treat on windy days.