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Subscribe to commentsjbigmacdaddy74Aug 24th 2010 11:27AM
We are paying more than that for the White House trashes vacations.
kissyoubaloAug 24th 2010 12:05PM
Well at least she is not putting bullets in other party members or presidents that falls into right wing nut job category.Not to mention this giant wall street banking scam.Gonna be nice to see when you gotta give all that stolen monies backs.
EMAug 24th 2010 12:12PM
NOW FOR EVERYONE TO RECYCLE IT TAKES TIME AND WORK FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TO DO THIS. IF COMPANYS WERE FINED FOR HAVING THINGS SOLD IN PLASTIC OR GLASS WHERE CARDBOARD COULD JUST AS EASILY HAVE BEEN USED YOU WOULDNT HAVE THE PLASTIC OR THE GLASS TO RECYCLE. CARDBOARD ROTS AND FAST. ANOTHER THING INSTEAD OF ALL OF AMERICA DOING THE TRASH FOLKS WORK FOR THEM DO THE RECYCLING AT THE DANGED DUMP WHERE IT SHOULD BE DONE. THIS WOULD TAKE LESS EFFORT FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE A HELL OF A LOT BETTER THINGS TO DO THAN TO SEPERATE THERE TRASH.
GcAug 24th 2010 12:33PM
Every year or two, our township changes trash service to try to get the best financial deal. The problem with this is that evry refuse company has different rules. The current trash company practically wants us to gift-wrap the garbage in spite of the fact that I pay almost $8000 yearly in property taxes. There should be two pails-one for household garbage and one for recycling period. It should be up to teh trash company to separate the recycling material, not the household. Also if certain containers are required, they should be funished free-of-charge by the township or the trash company. No wonder many people give up with recycling. If you make it ahuge job, people just give up.