Every Thursday we put out our trash cans to be picked up on Friday. Any time between Thursday afternoon and Friday morning this person or others like her make the rounds of our neighborhood's Recycle bins. Scavenging our plastic and aluminum and I am sure selling it. Some how this bothers me. I go to the effort to recycle so this person can come by and steal it. Now, it's not a huge deal except that the City of Los Angeles charges me to pick up my trash and I am sure that the money the City makes on the plastic bottles and aluminum cans helps to pay for the cost of picking it up. So my question is why should these people make a living off of our recycling bins?By the way these pictures are of her checking my neighbors can before it was even on the street.
What do you think?
2 comments:
Hi David,
I think if she is resourceful enough to find a way to make some money and you're still reaching your objective of getting your trash recycled, then blessings to her! In fact, why not set the recycling out separately to make it easier for her. I am sure it must be a bit on the humiliating side for her to have riffle through trash to survive. Times are tough for a lot of folks these days. Could be an act of kindness to help her out, or to at least not thwart her efforts.
That's my 2 cents!
Tracy 'Power Gal' Monteforte
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Good Point Tracy but for some reason I feel taken advantage of. I guess paying the bill for the trash to be picked up and getting a rate increase I feel the recycle would help to keep the cost down.
But I know that you are right, we are all in this together and maybe those with should share more with those who don't have.
Thanks
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