You WILL recycle ....

SteamWake · 08-20-10, 09:18 AM

Or else !!!

Isnt technology wonderfull??

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cleavland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- It would be a stretch to say that Big Brother will hang out in Clevelanders' trash cans, but the city plans to sort through curbside trash to make sure residents are recycling -- and fine them $100 if they don't.

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010...use_high-.html

ETR3(SS) · 08-20-10, 09:22 AM

OR...they could create jobs by picking it all up anyways and have a sorting facility where the recyclable bits are separated out by hand. But hey, go ahead and fine people to generate revenue instead.

Platapus · 08-20-10, 09:32 AM

Some communities will lose state or even federal funding if their recycling is not up to some minimum. I seem to remember that in my county the amount was about 25%.

Weiss Pinguin · 08-20-10, 09:35 AM

Reminds me of the Green Police car commercial a while back...

Jimbuna · 08-20-10, 10:48 AM

Sounds a bit like...

bookworm_020 · 08-20-10, 08:35 PM

They already do it here in Australia, Some of the garbage trucks are fitted with cameras so they can monitor what rubbish comes out of your bin. If they see to much that can be recycled they can send reminders on recycling options.

The recycling bins are checked by council rangers, who check to see if the wrong things are in the bin, if they are, they take a photo of your bin's contents and ban it from being collected till the offending items are removed.

Some bins are microchip-ed, so that a log can be kept on how much rubbish is thrown out and how much is recycled.

Tchocky · 08-21-10, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ETR3(SS)

OR...they could create jobs by picking it all up anyways and have a sorting facility where the recyclable bits are separated out by hand. But hey, go ahead and fine people to generate revenue instead.

In my hometown they tried a few recycling collection methods, the cheapest and to my mind most effective one was to have a separate bin for *all* recyclables except glass, and have that sorted by hamd at the dump. Paid for by increased bin charges, but by no measn a large increase.

sergei · 08-21-10, 10:24 AM

I live in an apartment block.
Our binmen leave the emptied bins outside the property on the pavement.
The council then threaten to fine us (the residents) for blocking the pavement.
Brilliant.

And yes, I know the easiest solution is for us the residents to move them back in.
But, we all work during the day. The bins get emptied and left on the pavement in the morning, just after we've all left for work.
So then they are there all day, until about 6pm when the first of us gets back from work.

This isn't good enough apparently.
We're going to get fined if this continues.

What do they want, for one of us to take a day off work every week to move the bins back into the front garden?

It's absolutely bloody ridiculous.

raymond6751 · 08-21-10, 10:42 AM

What you need to do is move the bins to the next building one day, to the one on the other side the next, across the street another time. In this way all the neighbours are pissed off.

Then circulate a petition among all the area demanding change.

Should make for some interesting street discussions.

08-20-10, 09:22 AM	#2
ETR3(SS) Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Between test depth and periscope depth Posts: 3,021 Downloads: 175 Uploads: 16	OR...they could create jobs by picking it all up anyways and have a sorting facility where the recyclable bits are separated out by hand. But hey, go ahead and fine people to generate revenue instead. __________________ USS Kentucky SSBN 737 (G) Comms Div 2003-2006 Qualified 19 November 03 Yes I was really on a submarine.

08-20-10, 09:32 AM	#3
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Some communities will lose state or even federal funding if their recycling is not up to some minimum. I seem to remember that in my county the amount was about 25%. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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Weiss Pinguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Auburn, Alabama Posts: 3,333 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	Reminds me of the Green Police car commercial a while back... __________________

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Sounds a bit like... __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

08-20-10, 08:35 PM	#6
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	They already do it here in Australia, Some of the garbage trucks are fitted with cameras so they can monitor what rubbish comes out of your bin. If they see to much that can be recycled they can send reminders on recycling options. The recycling bins are checked by council rangers, who check to see if the wrong things are in the bin, if they are, they take a photo of your bin's contents and ban it from being collected till the offending items are removed. Some bins are microchip-ed, so that a log can be kept on how much rubbish is thrown out and how much is recycled. __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

08-21-10, 10:24 AM	#8
sergei Sea Lord Join Date: May 2008 Location: London UK Posts: 1,788 Downloads: 405 Uploads: 29	I live in an apartment block. Our binmen leave the emptied bins outside the property on the pavement. The council then threaten to fine us (the residents) for blocking the pavement. Brilliant. And yes, I know the easiest solution is for us the residents to move them back in. But, we all work during the day. The bins get emptied and left on the pavement in the morning, just after we've all left for work. So then they are there all day, until about 6pm when the first of us gets back from work. This isn't good enough apparently. We're going to get fined if this continues. What do they want, for one of us to take a day off work every week to move the bins back into the front garden? It's absolutely bloody ridiculous.

08-21-10, 10:42 AM	#9
raymond6751 Admirable Mike Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,338 Downloads: 421 Uploads: 0	Good neighbours What you need to do is move the bins to the next building one day, to the one on the other side the next, across the street another time. In this way all the neighbours are pissed off. Then circulate a petition among all the area demanding change. Should make for some interesting street discussions. __________________ Game Designer: Close The Atlantic - World War Three https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/...orld-war-three