New trash and recycling services roll out Jan. 7

1. Thanks! for the new trash bin upgrade:
   This progressive move will help bring Evansville into the 21st Century. We are not Mayberry but the streets are free of trash bins and folks take pride in their properties and neighborhoods. Better take a last look now, before progress arrives.

   With our mandatory 96 gallon, trash bin upgrade, we will look more like the modern 21st century Cities, … Detroit, Gary or Newark.

   The collateral job creation/enhancements will surely boost the local economy.

   Think of all the low hanging cable TV, and utility lines that will be torn down by the robotic trash picker-upper arm. This will mean Overtime for the techs!

   Auto body shops will get a real shot in the arm repairing dings and dents incidental to trash collection, … without the human touch.

   This is all well and good, but, my 4, 48 gallon trash containers are less than a year old. Now that they will no longer by acceptable, my plan is to use them for storage or something. I get the uneasy feeling that since the new trash bins have not arrived yet and my trash day is coming up very soon, that my privately owned containers will get involuntarily, recycled with out my permission or approval.

   You know, … that would never happen in Mayberry, but folks, …
   “this ain’t Mayberry.” …

2. How are we supposed to get rid of our trash containers that we presently use? Stuff them down into the new 96 gallon container on pick up day? I presently have 4 fifty-five gallon containers in my garage, which will have to go in order to make room for the new trash bins. I can’t believe that no one has addressed this issue. And, I have yard waste year round with falling limbs, etc. Do I put that in my new container along with my household trash?

3. From the City of Evansville website:

   “Yard waste, like grass and shrub clippings and tree limbs, should be placed in your 96-gallon container cart with your trash once you receive your new container. Never place trash or yard waste in your designated recycling cart. For the first two years of the new automated cart service (2013-2014), you can put excess yard waste next to the cart and it will be picked up. In the third year (2015) and beyond, all of your trash and yard waste must be contained in your cart, except during designated times.”

   I also have existing plastic trash bins. My plan is to keep one to assist with collection of yard waste, and cut the other one up with a box cutter and dispose of it in the new container. As an alternative you might list your unwanted containers on Craigslist or set them out during heavy trash week in your area. Somebody else might want them.

   I don’t know if our old plastic cans can be recycled or not.

   • Also from the City of Evansville websie:
     Leaves pick-up service is still available. During the last two weeks of October through mid-December, leaves will be picked up on the same day as your trash pick-up but at a different pick-up time. Leaves must be in biodegradable plastic bags, paper leaf bags or loose in containers. They may not be combined with trash or left in loose piles on the ground.
     http://evansville.in.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=12560

     • so who sells the biodegradeable bags? and how much more expensive are they? I rake up about 50 55 gallon bags a year.

4. Oops! Sorry for the double reply. Editor, nuke my first (12:42) post if you want to tidy up this comments section.

5. I would strongly encourage composting of yard waste to use around your garden plants or shrubs. Also leave your grass clippings on the lawn to decay and provide nutrients for the grass. Don’t use fertilizer or weed killer on the grass or garden. That stuff runs off with storm water and eventually gets into the river which is where our H2O comes from. Not the type of recycling we want. Try being imaginative with yard waste. It is amazing how it can be reused. Lastly now all plastic (#1-7) can now be recycled. This is truly wonderful because it will be reused and also it will not be put into the trash bin and dumped in the land fill. Would anyone want to join in setting up neighborhood groups to encourage recycling? I truly do not understand why anyone would oppose it. Perhaps those areas that have active neighborhood associations could have block contests to get the highest % participation in recycling. It is easy folks! Just do it!

   • I meant to sign my name to the above post.
     Happy New Year!
     Please Recycle!
     Martha

     • Crosley
       PS Can you tell it is a brain dead day?!?!

   • While composting and using lawn waste for soil amendment is a great idea in theory, you should be aware of exactly what herbicides you or your lawn service applies to the turf. Some of the broadleaf herbicides have extended carry-over up to 4 years and are very lethal to tomatoes and strawberries in particular, as well as several other common garden species.

     Yes, I mulch mow grass directly back into the turf; and I generally mulch mow leaves in the fall after an application of pelletized lime. If I have a surplus of leaves, which usually is the case, I blow them over to the garden bed, and mulch mow them into a cover layer for the garden.

     But grass clippings? No, I’d never use those in the garden. Been there and had horrible results due to herbicide carry-over. This also is a problem with straw and hay bought from farmers who use certain broadleaf herbicides, some of which even will travel thru cattle and horse digestive tracks, and remain in composted manure for 2 to 4 years. Had that happen to my tomatoes, too. Kills them dead. If you want specifics on the herbicide names, I’ll look up the trade names or chemical names for you.

     By the way, Jeff Dyke, owner of Jeff Dyke Farm Market on Kansas Road just east of S.R. 57 is aware of this problem because he grows strawberries. So, he has straw bales available for mulch that does not have the type of herbicides carry-over of which I speak. That’s the only place in Vanderburgh County I will buy straw for garden mulch.

     • Thanks for the info, Bill. It did not occur to me to write about herbicides on my lawn. We have owned this house for 11 years and have not put such products on the lawn. I would think that this would be too long for a carry-over even if the old gentleman before us had a herbicide addiction which I doubt. But I really appreciate knowing about the Dyke straw. And yes, tell me the herbicide names. I am trying to catch up on the years I was not in a position to garden. Never too old to learn.

       I also wanted to ask you about a comment you made several months ago about a vegan cooking class at a local library which helped you lower your cholesterol considerably. We are vegetarian now and have been for 15 years. Do you still follow that regimen? Were there certain recipes or general guidelines? My husband bakes all our bread in the cooler months and he is just now getting around to starting this year. Some falls are more hectic than others. And we are enjoying the first year of fresh from our new hens so….
       Thanks and happy retirement,
       Martha

       • Yeah, I been eating 100% plant based for a year now, after viewing this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYTf0z_zVs0

         The broadleaf herbicide that did in my tomatoes a few years ago was aminopyralid. The trade name is Milestone, which is used on wheat and other grass-leaf crops. Aminopyralid also comes in combination with other more broadleaf herbicides mixed together in a few common lawn care products that are widely used.

         http://www.dowagro.com/range/resource/milestone_faq.htm

         http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/aminopyralid/

         Other trade names for aminopyralid: http://www.manurematters.com/na/en/gardening.htm

       • Martha, I hope this morning finds you warm and snug.

         I posted a reply last evening around midnight, but because I included a few hyperlinks, the post remains in limbo awaiting moderation, which I understand is an editorial necessity.

         Anyway, here is the crux of the message, minus the hyperlinks:

         Yes, I been eating 100% plant based diet for a year now, after viewing a video by Caldwell Esselstyn, MD of the Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Caldwell is a cardiologist who has tracked data for cardiac patients on vegan diets for the past 30+ years. You may view the 93-minute video by Googling “caldwell esselstyn youtube vegan” etc.

         The broadleaf herbicide which did in my tomatoes a few years ago is aminopyralid. The most common trade name is Milestone. It’s on wheat and other grass-leaf crops. Aminopyralid also comes in combination with other widely used broadleaf herbicides solutions sold as common lawn care products.

         Other trade names for aminopyralid include Milestone VM, Milestone VM Plus, ForeFront® R&P, Chaparral™, GrazonNext™, Opensight™ and CleanWave™

         You may view photographs of the aminopyralid effects on peppers, tomatoes, etc. by connecting together a hyperlink comprised of: http: // whatcom. wsu. edu/ ag/ aminopyralid/ (eliminate the spaces to make the hyperlink).

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