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Recycling Issues
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04-16-2015, 12:01 PM
(04-16-2015, 11:53 AM)numberguy Wrote: Does organic waste need to be diverted from landfill sites?   It seems to me that many people object to reduced garbage pickup service because of the smell/messiness of organic waste, making 'free'/more frequent organic waste/green box a method to placate that concern.  Organic waste, is by definition, biodegradable.   It won't cause any long term environmental damage, unlike plastics etc. 

My understanding is that once they seal a landfill, very little decomposition occurs. So you could get stuff by composting organic waste, or you could just take up landfill space.
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Recycling Issues - by rickhd - 10-02-2014, 07:18 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by timio - 10-02-2014, 11:24 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by nms - 10-03-2014, 01:55 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by mpd618 - 10-03-2014, 08:40 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by jerryhung - 10-03-2014, 11:40 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by mpd618 - 10-03-2014, 11:48 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by YKF - 10-05-2014, 12:16 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by rickhd - 10-05-2014, 09:07 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by mpd618 - 10-06-2014, 12:33 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by Section ThirtyOne - 10-06-2014, 10:24 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by Markster - 10-06-2014, 11:33 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by Smore - 11-01-2014, 09:11 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by MidTowner - 01-14-2015, 03:16 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by clasher - 01-14-2015, 10:19 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by Pheidippides - 04-12-2015, 11:46 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by numberguy - 04-13-2015, 12:04 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by BuildingScout - 04-13-2015, 12:05 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by numberguy - 04-13-2015, 01:22 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by BuildingScout - 04-13-2015, 01:31 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by numberguy - 04-13-2015, 11:40 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by MidTowner - 04-13-2015, 08:39 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by taylortbb - 04-13-2015, 12:41 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by mpd618 - 04-13-2015, 12:46 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by Viewfromthe42 - 04-13-2015, 07:11 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by clasher - 04-13-2015, 10:16 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by MidTowner - 04-13-2015, 12:06 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by mpd618 - 04-13-2015, 10:55 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by numberguy - 04-14-2015, 10:45 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by MidTowner - 04-14-2015, 11:52 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by YKF - 04-14-2015, 07:22 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by plam - 04-14-2015, 10:07 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by numberguy - 04-15-2015, 12:07 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by YKF - 04-15-2015, 10:09 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by BuildingScout - 04-15-2015, 02:40 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by kaiserdiver - 04-14-2015, 08:21 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by YKF - 04-14-2015, 10:10 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by Viewfromthe42 - 04-15-2015, 08:02 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by timio - 04-15-2015, 08:40 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by clasher - 04-15-2015, 09:05 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by numberguy - 04-15-2015, 09:13 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by BuildingScout - 04-15-2015, 09:37 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by numberguy - 04-15-2015, 12:29 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by BuildingScout - 04-15-2015, 02:45 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by YKF - 04-15-2015, 03:26 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by clasher - 04-15-2015, 10:16 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by numberguy - 04-15-2015, 06:02 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by clasher - 04-15-2015, 11:12 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by numberguy - 04-16-2015, 11:53 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by plam - 04-16-2015, 12:01 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by clasher - 04-16-2015, 06:33 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by numberguy - 04-17-2015, 10:01 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by YKF - 04-17-2015, 11:05 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by MidTowner - 04-17-2015, 10:40 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by numberguy - 04-18-2015, 01:22 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by clasher - 04-18-2015, 08:49 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by MidTowner - 05-27-2015, 02:50 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by Waterlooer - 05-27-2015, 03:16 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by MidTowner - 05-27-2015, 03:30 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by BuildingScout - 05-30-2015, 02:10 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by DHLawrence - 05-27-2015, 08:33 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by panamaniac - 05-27-2015, 08:42 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by MidTowner - 05-28-2015, 08:15 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by JoeKW - 05-30-2015, 09:26 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by YKF - 05-30-2015, 10:53 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by KevinL - 05-30-2015, 11:18 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by YKF - 05-30-2015, 12:40 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by Spokes - 05-31-2015, 10:50 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by white_brian - 05-31-2015, 01:10 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by MidTowner - 06-01-2015, 08:12 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by nms - 06-02-2015, 11:32 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by mpd618 - 06-02-2015, 06:36 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by MidTowner - 06-03-2015, 10:37 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by MidTowner - 06-03-2015, 10:43 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by tomh009 - 06-05-2015, 10:47 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by KevinL - 01-13-2016, 09:45 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by MidTowner - 01-13-2016, 10:07 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by timc - 01-13-2016, 12:56 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by tomh009 - 01-14-2016, 01:22 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by BuildingScout - 01-14-2016, 03:38 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by tomh009 - 01-14-2016, 04:45 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by nms - 01-13-2016, 04:49 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by KevinL - 01-13-2016, 05:45 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by mpd618 - 01-14-2016, 05:22 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by MidTowner - 01-14-2016, 09:44 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by Andy - 01-14-2016, 10:20 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by timc - 01-16-2016, 06:54 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by NotStan - 01-13-2017, 03:45 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by MidTowner - 01-14-2016, 10:31 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by tomh009 - 01-15-2016, 11:12 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by JoeKW - 01-14-2016, 11:30 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by tomh009 - 01-13-2017, 03:51 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by Canard - 01-13-2017, 04:00 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by KevinL - 01-13-2017, 04:06 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by Chicopee - 01-13-2017, 04:16 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by Canard - 01-13-2017, 04:11 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by danbrotherston - 01-13-2017, 07:36 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by GtwoK - 01-14-2017, 02:39 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by nms - 01-17-2017, 01:38 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by Pheidippides - 04-22-2017, 09:26 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by KevinL - 04-22-2017, 12:29 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by nms - 05-05-2017, 01:19 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by MidTowner - 05-05-2017, 01:37 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by tomh009 - 05-06-2017, 01:38 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by timio - 05-06-2017, 02:03 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by MidTowner - 05-08-2017, 09:33 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by Markster - 05-08-2017, 12:02 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by Viewfromthe42 - 05-08-2017, 12:28 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by panamaniac - 05-08-2017, 01:54 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by Pheidippides - 05-09-2017, 07:07 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by clasher - 05-09-2017, 09:38 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by Andy - 05-09-2017, 12:15 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by tomh009 - 05-09-2017, 07:53 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by clasher - 05-09-2017, 09:06 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by KevinL - 05-09-2017, 12:52 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by MidTowner - 05-09-2017, 01:33 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by Markster - 05-09-2017, 02:08 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by Andy - 05-10-2017, 11:17 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by MidTowner - 05-18-2017, 07:38 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by Coke6pk - 05-18-2017, 11:41 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by clasher - 05-18-2017, 12:02 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by MidTowner - 07-19-2017, 01:28 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by Pheidippides - 10-22-2017, 09:48 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by tomh009 - 10-22-2017, 10:20 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by nms - 10-23-2017, 12:44 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by Coke6pk - 10-23-2017, 02:24 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by Pheidippides - 02-03-2018, 12:43 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by KevinL - 03-22-2023, 02:45 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by danbrotherston - 03-22-2023, 03:08 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by dtkvictim - 03-23-2023, 02:07 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by danbrotherston - 03-23-2023, 04:15 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by dtkvictim - 03-23-2023, 05:06 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by danbrotherston - 03-23-2023, 05:13 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by ijmorlan - 03-22-2023, 05:12 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by neonjoe - 03-22-2023, 05:17 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by ijmorlan - 03-23-2023, 12:46 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by KevinL - 03-23-2023, 06:33 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by tomh009 - 04-01-2023, 07:11 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by neonjoe - 03-23-2023, 01:05 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by nms - 04-02-2023, 10:03 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by Silie - 07-14-2023, 03:14 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by danbrotherston - 07-14-2023, 05:02 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by tomh009 - 07-15-2023, 01:51 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by Acitta - 07-15-2023, 06:12 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by tomh009 - 07-16-2023, 09:02 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by panamaniac - 07-15-2023, 06:18 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by tomh009 - 07-16-2023, 09:01 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by plam - 07-16-2023, 11:17 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by danbrotherston - 07-17-2023, 12:35 AM
RE: Recycling Issues - by tomh009 - 07-17-2023, 12:45 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by plam - 07-17-2023, 06:20 PM
RE: Recycling Issues - by KevinL - 07-17-2023, 10:50 PM

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