Please don’t trash my recycling.
And don’t recycle my trash.
Um, wait.
We may have to leave an extra
generous tip for our trash man, when the holidays roll around again.
Somehow, someone seems to have
mixed up our rollout trash dumpster and our recycling bin. Actually, they look pretty much
alike, so it’s not such a far-fetched question.
Maybe, just maybe, one of the
younger members of the household decided to help out by wheeling the two bins
back to their designated spots by the side of the garage.
It’s an honest mistake.
But our trash collector begs to differ.
Sure, the recycling bin is clearly
marked with the tell-tale arrowed triangle on the side. Pretty sure that’s the
universal symbol for reuse-repurpose-recycle. Or something like that.
And the trash bin is a dingy brown
color, unlike the stock photo - above (Trust me. You don't wanna see an actual photo of our garbage can.), while the recycle one is more of an olive green.
But the trash and recycle bins
nearly match, otherwise. They’re the same size and shape, and they both roll
along on bumpety-bump wheels, sort of like the worst carts at the grocery
store.
Maybe it was dark out when someone
stepped in and stowed the bins last week. (Hey, I’m all for giving helpful
individuals the benefit of the doubt.)
You get the picture.
Anyway, the trash is collected
weekly, but the recycling truck only comes twice a month. Today was not a recycling day.
That should have simplified things … but it didn’t.
Early this morning, the trash man
drove his garbage truck directly past our house. He didn’t even slow down. He completely ignored
the wheeled green household dumpster by the curb.
Upon calling the trash collection
office, once business hours began, we learned that they simply won’t collect
trash, if it’s in the green bin. It’s gotta be in the brown one.
You might say the trash collection
experts read the riot act, refusing to pick up our refuse unless the bins were
swapped.
So, on a 4-degree (F) day, with the
winter wind blowing fiercely, the trash/recycle recollection began.
A couple of hours later, the trash
truck returned to pick up our weekly castoffs, which were now placed in the proper receptacle.
By the way, I’m not a home
schooler, but you can bet we’re gonna have a little family lesson on trash /
recycling bin identification. It’ll start like this:
“I appreciate
your willingness to help,
especially without
my having to ask.
Let’s take a
look at the difference
between these
two wheeled dumpsters.”
OK, that’s settled. But another
issue remains, when we think about the trash and recycling bin mix-up.
Was this an eco-friendly experience for anyone?
Sure, we’re all for recycling. It
saves energy and the environment.
Still, I gotta wonder how much gas
it took to send the garbage truck back around again.
Or is that just a load of – oh,
never mind.
Image/s:
Adapted from Garbage Bin by BlueGum - Stock.Xchng
Recycling icon – public domain clipart
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