No refuse collected today
Today is the first day that Greenstar will not collect refuse from all of us who paid them €370 for the weekly collection. I haven't seen any bins out, so the neighborhood got the message. Although, there are no bags of recyclables in front of many houses.
There are a few things to notice about the recyclable bags.
Most people have not crammed them full as I have. And, because the contents are mostly empty boxes and plastic containers, the bags are not heavy. Many are blowing around on the road.
Also, the fact that the bags are clear makes it possible to see what the neighbors are discarding. You can find out what papers they read, what cereals they eat, what soft drinks they consume, etc. Vaguely interesting as far as your regular neighbor snooping goes, but if I were running a local retail outfit, I'd have people up looking at these bags to see if there are any lessons to be learned.
The big test for this "no refuse collection" policy will come next week. I'm half expecting some people's bins will be so over-full that they will have extra bags lying beside the bin. Will the Greenstar collectors pick those up too?
There are a few things to notice about the recyclable bags.
Most people have not crammed them full as I have. And, because the contents are mostly empty boxes and plastic containers, the bags are not heavy. Many are blowing around on the road.
Also, the fact that the bags are clear makes it possible to see what the neighbors are discarding. You can find out what papers they read, what cereals they eat, what soft drinks they consume, etc. Vaguely interesting as far as your regular neighbor snooping goes, but if I were running a local retail outfit, I'd have people up looking at these bags to see if there are any lessons to be learned.
The big test for this "no refuse collection" policy will come next week. I'm half expecting some people's bins will be so over-full that they will have extra bags lying beside the bin. Will the Greenstar collectors pick those up too?
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