Re: Curbside Recycling

[Briana LeClaire <mmsmom1@yahoo.com>]

Hi Amy --

I think the article said it's costing the city about $2.11/household,
which the city is going to eat.  Anything you can currently take to
the recycling center, they will be picking up curbside.

See you Monday!  :-)  B.

Amy VanHoover <hine9441@uidaho.edu> 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
> 
> 
> > 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
> > 
> 
> 
> Amy VanHoover
> http://www.uidaho.edu/~hine9441
> 
> 
==
:-) Briana



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