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| PRS (Peoples Republic of Seattle): Recycle Comrade! or else! |
| 2005-12-30 |
| I'm all for recycling but I think searching garbage for recyclables goes a bit too far. SEATTLE - The new year brings a new recycling crackdown in Seattle. Starting next week, the city is enforcing a new Seattle law that says your garbage cannot contain more than 10 percent recyclables. "We see a lot of cardboard, glass, and plastic bottles in commercial garbage bins that should be recycled," says senior inspector Peter Russell. "We're more than happy to work with businesses to get them started with recycling and we hope they'll cooperate." Going to be opening some re-education centers? While 9 out of 10 single family homes in Seattle participate in the free recycling program, only half of all businesses, condos, and large apartments sort their garbage. To enforce the new rule, three Seattle inspectors will randomly inspect commercial garbage bins. "We're not sorting through the garbage and looking in garbage bags," Russell explains. "This is just a visual check and we're going to assume what we see on top represents the garbage beneath." So if I don't like a business I simply dump my recyclables in their garabage before their trash-day. Anyone know where the seattle DNC office is located? Offenders will be warned the first two times and inspectors will take photographs to state their case. The third offense comes with a $50 fine. The new law only applies in Seattle and while inspectors won't be checking residential garbage bins -- the garbage collectors will. If a trash collector looks in a bin and sees more than 10 percent of material that can be recycled, the trash won't be picked up. A tag will be left on the can instructing the customer to separate the recyclables and try again next week. Russell encourages all families to sort their recyclables from the trash, help save the Earth and $50. I don't know but I don't think the Soviet Union dictated what you can have in your trash. (feel free to correct me if I'm wrong) |
| Posted by:CrazyFool |
| #4 More subjective then that Frank. Comrade Inspector will look in your garbage bin and if it 'looks' like its more then 10% (on top) recyclables its breaking the law. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-12-30 22:04 |
| #3 Soon, blackmarket hauling and dumping to a neighborhood near you. |
| Posted by: Elmavirong Phavirong2716 2005-12-30 21:37 |
| #2 There's plenty of dumpster divers in Seattle. Just start paying them for what you want recycled and you'll be floating in it within a month. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2005-12-30 21:24 |
| #1 10% is pretty subjective. By weight? Volume? Numbers? How about if what's below doesn't match what's on top? Idiotarians - feelings and intent over actual actions. I see this as the first wave of inspectors, obviously more will be needed, to make sure you're buying low-fat vs whole milk, and god forbid there are cig butts in there |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-12-30 21:14 |