Recycling and being charged?

Question

I live in a small town and the town charges for recycling, however the recycling truck hardly ever shows up, and we have to call them days after supposed pick up. Paper and cardboard fly all over, and we get charged for pick up. The pick up days are supposed to be garbage days, but the recycyling truck rarely shows up. We have to wash out cans or course, and pack our paper or cardboard evenly.

We get charged for this NON service. I am getting real ticked, and am thinking of getting a petition signed by my neighbors and friends. Why be charged for something that we actually have to work a bit harder for, and it doesn't happen? I'd rather toss it all in the trash, that we also pay for.

Your thoughts?

Answer 1

start a company, collect the stuffs for free, segregate them into their materials ie: plastic, paper, metal, tin, aluminium, electronics and so on, re-sell them to bigger recycling centres for recycling and re-use... makes million from other peoples junk.

Answer 2

I live in an area where there's competition between companies.  All our trash is collected and sorted by the collection company.  I don't even have to put stuff in different bins.

And I bet that all of this cost me less than it cost you.

Answer 3

Darn right you should get up a petition.  Deliver it to your local political representative: mayor, councilman, whatever.  Also, make phone calls, get you neighbors to make phone calls.  Bring it up at council meetings.  Raise a stink.  Contact people in other parts of town, see if they're having problems.  get everybody on the bandwagon.  Fight the power.

Answer 4

Recycling is a scam in most places, just like carbon credits.

Getting the consumer to pay more for something that never actually happens. Money for nothing.

The call for recycled stuff never exceeds the quantity available and ends up back in bulk in most cases.