[RP TownTalk] Trash "cans"

[Lisa Grob]

It's up to you and requires your judgment as to how much you want to put in
it. If you can't tilt it and wheel it out to the curb with 60 lbs. of weight
then don't put that much stuff in it. Empty - it doesn't weigh very much at
all.

That's my 2 cents.

Thanks,
Lisa
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[mailto:towntalk-bounces at riverdale-park.org] On Behalf Of Cranky old Coot
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 5:30 PM
To: TownTalk
Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Trash "cans"

I would suggest that just a "trash can" may be a matter of opinion. Yes, 
it is on wheels but this is like going to the store for a quart of milk 
in a Hummer.

Reading the fliers put out by the town and Bates I see that:

"Bulk trash" includes items "that requires more than one employee to 
lift (60 pounds)..." The 90 gallon toter I received weighs 40 pounds 
empty. As I noted earlier, workers are protected by OSHA and maybe a 
union (as they should be) but residences are not. But still all 
residences are expected to haul a container that approaches a 
one-man-lift to the curb. - Sense I seldom fill my 30 gallon trash can 
in a week I think referring to a container three times bigger that I 
need as a Hummer not out of line.

Wheels or not, I and other less abled residence must drag 40 pounds of 
container PLUS trash to the curb. I find that an unnecessary overhead to 
get weekly trash to the curb. In this heat (August in DC) sanity, odor 
and health may dictate that a person would want to take the trash to the 
curb on both Monday and Thursday. That's 40 pounds of container X 2 to 
get two kitchen trash bags to the curb. grumble grumble.

Now if I carefully read/look at the flier I see a way out of this mess.  
The picture captioned 'Regular trash collection' shows a trash bag 
sitting by the curb. In the background is the toter not being used. This 
is a good solution.

However, the picture to the right under the heading 'Bulk Trash' does 
conflict with the restriction of 2 items per appointment listed later in 
the flier.

Oh well,

COC

 > THEY ARE TRASH CANS! Let it go!
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