fun with Waste Management
this past week i went out to collect my trashcans….same old, same old, no big deal right?
at first i thought the paper was one of those routine information flyers that told you what could & could not go in each tub, or perhaps a thank you gift from my trash collector on how proud he was that he was working the route of the only eco-friendly store in the county! perhaps we can trade recycling stories over a soy-green tea lattes.
no what i got was a citation! which could amount to about $50.
i was completely dumb-founded on how this happened, i thought that for sure someone had used our trash cans for IDP (illegal dumping purposes, ie. fast food and beer cans). but when i checked the can all i saw was our biocompostables from an event the week before.
i called Waste Management to explain the situation, that the cups & plates where meant to be in the green can….this was our conversation:
me: the items that were in the green can are actually made from vegetables, they were meant to be composted.
WM: well maybe you should put them in for recycling?
me: i cant, they are meant for composting.
WM: well maybe you should just throw them away with the other trash.
me: that defeats the whole purpose of me having these things!
WM: you should talk to your collector about that then.
…so i guess i am waiting on the curb all day monday until he shows up.