CRAP! Some "college junk" service wants an exorbitant rate to

bertha katzenengel

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Tue Jun-21-05 02:36 PM
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CRAP! Some "college junk" service wants an exorbitant rate to

Edited on Tue Jun-21-05 02:38 PM by bertha katzenengel

haul away my recyclables! $498 per truck load?! :wtf:

Edit: What, do they do this work in the buff?!

Where on earth do I find someone to do this?! I've already tapped out on Craig's List. :grr:

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benburch

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Tue Jun-21-05 02:38 PM
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1. How much if you just call a trash truck?

And forget about recycling it?

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bertha katzenengel

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Tue Jun-21-05 02:38 PM
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2. A lot less, and I won't do it.

Edited on Tue Jun-21-05 02:39 PM by bertha katzenengel

It's moot anyway; the landfill and recycling center are together, and are less than a mile from my house.

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OldLeftieLawyer

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Tue Jun-21-05 02:41 PM
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3. I read about recycling, and we cut back on doing it

The energy expended - all of it - in recycling objects outweighs the energy saved. It just became the politically correct thing to do (back when PC was a good thing), but now it's probably doing the environment more harm than good.

At least at the dump, if you take your stuff there, somebody might find something nice while they're shooting rats.

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bertha katzenengel

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Tue Jun-21-05 02:43 PM
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5. OLL, can you tell me what you've read?

I'm intrigued. Thanks.

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OldLeftieLawyer

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Tue Jun-21-05 02:47 PM
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7. Oh, man, Bertha,

it was so long ago. I gave you the gist of it. It just changed our minds. Consider it - when things get big, like the recycling movement, energy is required to handle it, and then stuff increases exponentially, and then next thing you know, you've got a losing proposition that once made sense.

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madinmaryland

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Tue Jun-21-05 02:41 PM
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4. How much junk do you have?

$498 worth. Find some of those lawn guys. We used them to haul away a truck full of junk last year (the previous owners had dumped all sorts of used car parts 30 years ago in the back yard) and charged us $100.

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bertha katzenengel

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Tue Jun-21-05 02:44 PM
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6. Nowhere near that much.

Maybe two pickup trucks' worth. :shrug:

I wonder if our yard guy will do it.

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madinmaryland

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Tue Jun-21-05 03:31 PM
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13. It can't hurt to ask.

Edited on Tue Jun-21-05 03:32 PM by madinmaryland

Most of them will take cash and then throw it in their truck and haul it off. Worked out great for us, last year.

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RebelOne

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Tue Jun-21-05 02:50 PM
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8. Do you know anyone with a pickup truck who could

haul it to a dump for you? That's what I had to do. Only cost me $125 to haul a lot of trash out of my garage.

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philosophie_en_rose

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Tue Jun-21-05 02:59 PM
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9. Call St. Vincent DePaul or Goodwill.

Many thrift shops will pick up donations.

Also, try putting a free ad in the paper or offering stuff to your neighbors.

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Ruby Romaine

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Tue Jun-21-05 03:18 PM
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10. try freecycle on Yahoo if the stuff is usable?

http://www.freecycle.org/

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DS1

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Tue Jun-21-05 03:22 PM
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11. One piece of litter per trip to work out your car window

I KEEED I KEEED!

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indy_azcat

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Tue Jun-21-05 03:24 PM
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12. if usable, call salvation army (free pickup) - if it's garbage

just get a uhaul for $19/day intown.

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Ruby Romaine

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Tue Jun-21-05 03:38 PM
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14. U-Haul is + ninety cents per mile-it can get kinda expensive!

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Tue Jun-21-05 03:47 PM
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15. nah, she said in post #2 it's

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