INC NEWS - Solid and Yard Waste being mixed before transporting

[TheOcean1 at aol.com]

The neighborhood delegate who brought up this issue might wish to chime  
in....
 
But from my perspective the question seemed more poised from an  
environmental stand point.
Glad to know we are fiscally responsible, but if yard waste and  garbage are 
being mixed, it begs the question of why we are being so  careful not to mix 
them at the curb.
 
Anyone else feel for the new neighbor who rakes their lawn and puts plastic  
bags by the curb? We all secretly wonder how long the bags will sit there  
before the new neighbor realizes they are not going to be picked up.
If we're mixing yard waste and garbage, those bags need not sit there for  
eternity, they could be added to a garbage cart with extra room. 
 
What a nice way to meet your neighbor who doesn't know the system, perhaps  
doesn't speak English. Offer to top off your trash cart with one of their leaf  
bags, so they don't become permanent features of the neighborhood, while you  
explain the system to them.
 
In short, if yard waste and home waste are eventually mixed, why shouldn't  
we mix them at the curb?

Bill Anderson
 
In a message dated 5/24/2007 9:03:14 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
harrisdl2003 at yahoo.com writes:

 

 
Hi all 
Action item from Tuesday's INC  meeting referencing Solid and Yard waste 
being mixed before being transported  from Durham's transfer station to the 
landfill  in Virginia. 
On Wednesday May 23rd, City  Manager Patrick Baker presented us with a letter 
dated December 18, 2006 from  NCDENR (North Carolina Department of 
Environment and Natural Resources) to  Donald Long, Director of Durham's SWM, permitting 
Durham to transport solid  and yard waste in the same truck from Durham's 
transfer station to Brunswick  Waste Management Facility, LLC Landfill located in 
Brunswick, Virginia. 
There is a lengthy explanation  for this action in which I will not go into, 
other than to say the action is  cost effective and good stewards of Durham's 
financial resources.  

 
David  Harris
919-906-2023





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