Comment on The road they drove to dump this trash literally takes to the landfill
zephorah@lemm.ee 1 week ago
As the squeeze continues, the trash dumps will increase. It costs money to dump trash appropriately. Out of all the utilities, trash pickup will likely be sacrificed first. This isn’t an endorsement.
shalafi@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Meh. It’s got far better in my lifetime. (My anecdotes span 3 states and 40 years.) Used to be the residential trash guys were picky bastards, never knew what refuse they would refuse. Now they pop the lid, no car batteries, sulfuric acid or tires? Good to go.
Used to be everything that didn’t fit in the can had to be burned or hauled. My guys will pick up about anything that fits in a 4’x 8’ space if you give a call. And they’ll do it 4 times a month. No charge.
Not so environmentally great, but we have 2 trash haulers in competition. Company A piss you off? Company B will take over the next day.