tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post55745954242456662..comments2024-03-17T12:16:42.048-07:00Comments on Civic Center: My Trashy Recology NeighborhoodCivic Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-43810533349264600542011-08-02T14:47:10.646-07:002011-08-02T14:47:10.646-07:00Hi Mike -- it's me again.
WOW -- you actually ...Hi Mike -- it's me again.<br />WOW -- you actually have Civic Center clout. Way to go.AphotoAdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08581940419934089601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-25688275410535691852011-07-31T19:08:45.827-07:002011-07-31T19:08:45.827-07:00Yes - I noticed the neighborhood was cleaned up th...Yes - I noticed the neighborhood was cleaned up this morning! Thanks SFMike! There's still blue smudge on the sidewalk form where the one bin was torched, but the other misplaced receptacles have been wheeled away. The whole thing is sort of bizarro.Diane Harriganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04513390645551938106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-18425644093737678262011-07-31T18:20:20.916-07:002011-07-31T18:20:20.916-07:00Dear Donald: There was a flavor of "stealing ...Dear Donald: There was a flavor of "stealing wheels off of those bins for a coaster" but in Civic Center it was probably some meth'd out lunatic who had found a stash of Recology garbage bins. But that doesn't make sense either because they were so spaced out around the neighborhood.<br /><br />In any case, thanks I am sure to the power of the blogosphere, a public worker in a neon jacket was picking up all those bins and taking them away somewhere at 6:30 this morning. They are gone. Finish. I couldn't make out if it was thanks to Recology or the Department of Public Works.<br /><br />And yes, waste management is a traditionally Italian-American business in the U.S.ofA, and they're not going to be giving it up any time soon.Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-12583805539259382712011-07-31T18:08:59.548-07:002011-07-31T18:08:59.548-07:00Interesting info on the Italians and the scavenger...Interesting info on the Italians and the scavenger business. Applies to our very colorful Joe Garbarino, our long-standing Minister of Garbage here in Marin County.<br /><br />I'm all for recycling, but I believe what is actually happening is a lot of what we carefully sort out into the appropriate bins just ends up at the landfill. <br /><br />Yep, I've got three big bins. One for garbage, another for paper, plastic and glass, and another for garden waste. Three big trucks visit my tiny dead-end street every Monday morning to pick up the contents of "their" can.<br /><br />Anyway, seems like if I was a kid I'd be stealing wheels off of those bins for a coaster or something.AphotoAdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08581940419934089601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-3018560522365395682011-07-31T17:12:56.254-07:002011-07-31T17:12:56.254-07:00Dear Jan: I'm not really taking on the garbage...Dear Jan: I'm not really taking on the garbage monopoly since I'd rather see locals with the franchise rather than some Texas corporation. Still, it would be nice if they weren't quite so greedy while being so connected to the local power structure. And you're right about the name. It sounds like something Gavin Newsom came up with while high on something.Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-75116849004336524752011-07-31T15:44:54.480-07:002011-07-31T15:44:54.480-07:00Nice to see you taking on the garbage monopoly. I ...Nice to see you taking on the garbage monopoly. I think the current corporation undercut itself when it took on the current ridiculous name.janinsanfranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07548452260456734928noreply@blogger.com