Re: Curbside Recycling

[Scott_Dredge@BayNetworks.COM (Scott Dredge)]

The article was in the Tuesday October 6th issue of the Daily News
available online at:

http://www.dnews.com/100698/news/4264.htm

-SD

At 03:18 PM 10/7/98 -0700, Amy VanHoover wrote:
>I can tell that you feel strongly about this issue!  I'm all for 
>curbside recycling, though.  I know alot of people just plain don't 
>have the time to go to the center - so they just throw their paper, 
>cans, etc. away.
>I didn't have a chance to read the article.  What is this costing the 
>city?  What are they taking away?  When does it start, or is it just 
>in the planning stages?
>Amy VanHoover
>
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>> I was dismayed to read in last night's paper that the City Council has
>> approved curbside recycling. This is a travesty. I guarantee it will
>> result in unsightly clutter and a permanent eyesore throughout the city.
>> Believe me, I have seen it happen in some of the most beautiful cities,
>> such as Pasadena and Santa Barbara. Ugly recycling bins will be an
>> everlasting scar on the landscape. People will put them out early, take
>> them in late, if at all. Dogs will pilfer them and scatter trash. Is this
>> what we want for Moscow? This is an ill-advised move, and I urge the
>> Council to reconsider their unfortunate decision. In my opinion the
>> recycling center works just fine and is a model facility. Why pollute the
>> landscape when it's not necessary? The expense is not necessary either.
>> Rather than adding ugliness to the environment, I recommend that the
>> Council focus on beautifying it by paying attention to zoning ordinances,
>> unsightly recreational vehicle parking, entrances to the city, lamentable
>> blue behemoth garbage bins in plain sight, abandoned vehicles, and hideous
>> overhead power lines.
>> 
>> Tim Hillebrand
>> 
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>Amy VanHoover
>http://www.uidaho.edu/~hine9441
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