Friday, June 30, 2006
Oh Rubbish!
All the tenants in my office building have been notified that, effective tomorrow, about 90% of everything that was previously thrown in the dumpster may no longer be put there. Dumpsters are normally the last bastion of being able to throw away anything, but it looks like, unless some easy recycling option is made available, I will henceforth need to bring home most of the trash generated in the office. Except… we’ve received no notice from the town indicating changes, but the regulations the waste disposal company that handle the office dumpster are citing apply to all solid waste facilities in the state. Hmmm…
We already knew certain things were banned from disposal, like anything with a CRT. However, now all the plain white paper can’t be thrown out. Cans that have no deposits. Glass jars and bottles. Anything metal; no more throwing away dead power supplies. It would seem to apply to dead mice and keyboards, too. Most plastic containers. Most cardboard. Which means, since most of the corrugated I throw out is on behalf of the big client, I sure hope they come up with a way of handling it. They have previously had no recycling of any kind in place. I certainly haven’t.
Oddly, microwave ovens are about the only exception to the “white goods” clause, which is one of the parts that seems to be nothing new. I would think they would count somehow under the excluded metals, though.
It will be interesting to see what people in the building do and how seriously this is taken by everyone involved, including the waste disposal company. The notice is so last minute, nobody could possibly be prepared for it.
Guess I ought to put out any trash I can find before I leave here today.