Re: Curbside Recycling

[Gary You <youngg@uidaho.edu>]

On Friday 9 Oct 98 Gary Young wrote:

I certainly concur with Mr. Hillebrand.  I have traveled in many other
cities that have curb side recycling and it truly is unsightly to the
community.  I would also strongly encourage the city council to reconsider
this decision.  I take take of the recycling for our 4 plex.  Everyone
participates and the recycling center works just great.  The costs
associated with curb side recycling will be born by all the tax payers for
a smaller percentage to use.  If it was 5 miles to the recycling center it
might make sense but no one in moscow is more than 2 miles away.

Gary Young

On Wed, 7 Oct 1998, Tim Hillebrand wrote:

> 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
>