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All I care to know is whether or not all my efforts of cleaning and bagging plastic, aluminum and steel are actually resulting in recycling, or are the bags being thrown away at the dump as some have asserted.

hnooe

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[quote="30A Skunkape, post: 360296"]All I care to know is whether or not all my efforts of cleaning and bagging plastic, aluminum and steel are actually resulting in recycling, or are the bags being thrown away at the dump as some have asserted.[/quote]
 
Yes, right on my bruva. I am very anal about the whole thing, cleaning everything before I bag it--they gave me a process to abide by and I am following it to a T.
 
[COLOR=red]If it is not working TELL me and I will go to the recyle drop off areas like before!  :idontno:[/COLOR]
 
To Hanuman--I don't have Tivo and I am out of town --can you report back on what they say..thanks

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="30A Skunkape">All I care to know is whether or not all my efforts of cleaning and bagging plastic, aluminum and steel are actually resulting in recycling, or are the bags being thrown away at the dump as some have asserted.</blockquote> 
Yes, right on my bruva. I am very anal about the whole thing, cleaning everything before I bag it--they gave me a process to abide by and I am following it to a T. 
 
If it is not working TELL me and I will go to the recyle drop off areas like before! :idontno: 
 
To Hanuman--I don&#039;t have Tivo and I am out of town --can you report back on what they say..thanks

Matt J

SWGB

[quote="hnooe2000, post: 360376"]Yes, right on my bruva. I am very anal about he whole thing, cleaning everything before I bag it--they gave me a process to abide by and I am following it to a T.
 
[COLOR=red]If it is not working TELL me and I will go to the recyle drop off areas like before! :idontno:[/COLOR]
 
To Hanuman--I don't have Tivo and I am out of town --can you report back on what they say..thanks[/quote]
 
Check out [URL="http://www.wmbb.com"]www.wmbb.com[/URL] after the news tonight, they will most likely post the video.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="hnooe2000">Yes, right on my bruva. I am very anal about he whole thing, cleaning everything before I bag it--they gave me a process to abide by and I am following it to a T. 
 
If it is not working TELL me and I will go to the recyle drop off areas like before! :idontno: 
 
To Hanuman--I don&#039;t have Tivo and I am out of town --can you report back on what they say..thanks</blockquote> 
Check out <a href="http://www.wmbb.com" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">www.wmbb.com</a> after the news tonight, they will most likely post the video.

[quote="sowalgayboi, post: 360379"]Check out [URL="http://www.wmbb.com"]www.wmbb.com[/URL] after the news tonight, they will most likely post the video.[/quote]
 
Thanks bro...Is that what I think it says on the T shirt of the plump fellow in drag on your tar.."?  Very cute!

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="sowalgayboi">Check out <a href="http://www.wmbb.com" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">www.wmbb.com</a> after the news tonight, they will most likely post the video.</blockquote> 
Thanks bro...Is that what I think it says on the T shirt of the plump fellow in drag on your tar..&quot;? Very cute!

scooterbug44

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[quote="30A Skunkape, post: 360296"]All I care to know is whether or not all my efforts of cleaning and bagging plastic, aluminum and steel are actually resulting in recycling, or are the bags being thrown away at the dump as some have asserted.[/quote]

Ditto! Because if they scrapped the program w/o telling us, my blue bags o' recyclables may be getting put in a slightly different location! :angry:

Whose desk would be best? :idontno:

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="30A Skunkape">All I care to know is whether or not all my efforts of cleaning and bagging plastic, aluminum and steel are actually resulting in recycling, or are the bags being thrown away at the dump as some have asserted.</blockquote> 
Ditto! Because if they scrapped the program w/o telling us, my blue bags o&#039; recyclables may be getting put in a slightly different location! :angry: 
 
Whose desk would be best? :idontno:

TreeFrog

[quote="30A Skunkape, post: 360296"]All I care to know is whether or not all my efforts of cleaning and bagging plastic, aluminum and steel are actually resulting in recycling, or are the bags being thrown away at the dump as some have asserted.[/QUOTE]

This is exactly why my stuff goes to the recycle trailer behind the Watercolor Publix.  I'm there twice a week anyway, so there's no extra effort involved.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="30A Skunkape">All I care to know is whether or not all my efforts of cleaning and bagging plastic, aluminum and steel are actually resulting in recycling, or are the bags being thrown away at the dump as some have asserted.</blockquote> 
This is exactly why my stuff goes to the recycle trailer behind the Watercolor Publix. I&#039;m there twice a week anyway, so there&#039;s no extra effort involved.

[quote="hnooe2000, post: 360390"]Thanks bro...Is that what I think it says on the T shirt of the plump fellow in drag on your tar.."? Very cute![/quote]
 
No problem, and yes it does.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="hnooe2000">Thanks bro...Is that what I think it says on the T shirt of the plump fellow in drag on your tar..&quot;? Very cute!</blockquote> 
No problem, and yes it does.

What about a grass roots effort here?  I've got a truck, anybody got trailer?  We could just go pick it up from in front of peoples houses on off trash days.  :idontno:

What about a grass roots effort here?  I&#039;ve got a truck, anybody got trailer?  We could just go pick it up from in front of peoples houses on off trash days.  :idontno:

Sounds like a plan to me - bet we could swing a salary/gas $ from the current recycling budget! :biggrin:

And I bet there are some folks who would be willing to donate their unemployed kids to the cause! ;-)

Sounds like a plan to me - bet we could swing a salary/gas $ from the current recycling budget! 😀 
 
And I bet there are some folks who would be willing to donate their unemployed kids to the cause! ;-)

The Watcher

[quote="TreeFrog, post: 360398"]This is exactly why my stuff goes to the recycle trailer behind the Watercolor Publix. I'm there twice a week anyway, so there's no extra effort involved.[/quote]
 
Right there with ya...

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="TreeFrog">This is exactly why my stuff goes to the recycle trailer behind the Watercolor Publix. I&#039;m there twice a week anyway, so there&#039;s no extra effort involved.</blockquote> 
Right there with ya...

ShallowsNole

[quote="scooterbug44, post: 360420"]Sounds like a plan to me - bet we could swing a salary/gas $ from the current recycling budget! :biggrin:

And I bet there are some folks who would be willing to donate their unemployed kids to the cause! ;-)[/QUOTE]

:wave:

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="scooterbug44">Sounds like a plan to me - bet we could swing a salary/gas $ from the current recycling budget! 😀 
 
And I bet there are some folks who would be willing to donate their unemployed kids to the cause! ;-)</blockquote> 
:wave:

meamea

Beach Comber

When the blue bag program was first started, I thought that those thin blue bags would not make it to the sorting center intact.  I participated in the program until I ran out of the bags. Now I put my recycles in a separate regular garbage bag and figure that since the convicts open every bag at the sorting center my items are recycled.  In other cities that I lived in, we had recycling and had to pay extra for the service and most people paid for the convience.   It was a voluntary program. The fees were collected on the rental of the blue bins. Didn't I read somewhere that Ft Walton or Okaloosa county is going to scrap their blue bin collection because it costs too much.  We need a recycling program but it is going to cost just like everything else. Another extra fee we had to pay was for removal of yard waste like grass clipping and leaves, etc.  Here the service is part of our trash removal.

When the blue bag program was first started, I thought that those thin blue bags would not make it to the sorting center intact.  I participated in the program until I ran out of the bags. Now I put my recycles in a separate regular garbage bag and figure that since the convicts open every bag at the sorting center my items are recycled.  In other cities that I lived in, we had recycling and had to pay extra for the service and most people paid for the convience.   It was a voluntary program. The fees were collected on the rental of the blue bins. Didn&#039;t I read somewhere that Ft Walton or Okaloosa county is going to scrap their blue bin collection because it costs too much.  We need a recycling program but it is going to cost just like everything else. Another extra fee we had to pay was for removal of yard waste like grass clipping and leaves, etc.  Here the service is part of our trash removal.

hanuman

Beach Lover

Hello all.  Just a heads up, tonight on channel 13 ABC news they will be airing an interview discussing Walton County's Blue Bag Program.  If you have any questions regarding the program and recycling in Walton County you should check it out.  It will be airing at 5p.m. and then at 6p.m..  If you have Comcast it will be channel 2.

Hello all.  Just a heads up, tonight on channel 13 ABC news they will be airing an interview discussing Walton County&#039;s Blue Bag Program.  If you have any questions regarding the program and recycling in Walton County you should check it out.  It will be airing at 5p.m. and then at 6p.m..  If you have Comcast it will be channel 2.

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