Trash Day!

[stinkyattic]

Freecycle is COOL.
I hope Geo stops by- he's a PROFESSIONAL de-clutter-er! HEY! GEO!!!! Where ya at bro?

[Mrs. Greenjeans]

Geo is in the middle of some damn drama.

[stinkyattic]

Geo is in the middle of some damn drama.

Well of COURSE he is, it's a day that ends in 'y'.
Geo, if you will de-clutter my house, I will go around and knock heads together for you and make your dramas disappear. It's my OTHER superhero skill (the main one is procrastinating). You might have to wait until I get around to it though!

[WeedyBoyWonder]

I kind of the same type of day you do, on a Monday. I wake up, clear up my personal space (bedroom) and maybe the kitchen if I'm feeling fruity/kind.
The only thing that pushes me to do it is the great feeling after its done, and you can sit in tidy surroundings and just get stoned.

[geonagual]

Well. I still got internet...thats a good thing..bad thing is I am going to unplug this computer after I make this post..arggggg..

Stinky, I would clean and organize your entire house for free...just smoke me out..lol..I could have it done it 2-3 days...I think for a lot of people they just get overwhelmed and have no idea where to start...I could go into some kind of tutorial but I really do need to go...I got another old lady Mccrackin who's house I need to completly organize.
Fuck, just got a call, my sister went to the hospital last night and ended up having emergency surgery and they removed more of her intestines..I guess there was a blockage..fuckin chrons..

Ok..back to what I was saying...I dont even know...Life is great! Live it to fullest...everyday, every minute, every second...Peace everyone..:hippy:

Thanks for the offer Mrs. G..that is way cool

[fallenangel14]

trash day is tuesday for me...aint nothing like hauling trash to the curb at 5.30am stone cold sober, getting ready for work....try to recycle everything....if possibleimp:

[dragonrider]

Where I live, they have a great recycling system. A few years ago, Alameda county, CA voted to divert 75% of all solid waste from the landfill, so we have some great programs in place.

You get one small trash bin for anything that can't be recycled.

You get one huge bin for anything that can be recycled: glass, cans, any kind of plastic bottles and plastic food tubs, aluminum foil, any scrap aluminum, any kind of paper or cardboard, and dry cell batteries (put those in a ziploc bag, not loose in the bin). And it all goes in that one bin together, so you don't have to separate it --- they do that later in a huge facility.

You also get a green "orgaincs" bin that most people use for yard waste like grass clippings or leaves, but you can also put any kind of food waste in it, even old prepared meals or meat and cheese (things you would never put in your own compost), and you can also put in any kind of food-soiled paper like old pizza boxes or take-out containers (paper too soiled to go into regular paper recycling). All of that gets composted at an industrial-scale composting facility.

They provide special bags and jugs for oil filters and used motor oil, and will just pick that up at the curb for you on your regular trash day. There is a drive-thru place where you can drop off houshold hazardous waste --- they don't even want you to get out of the car, just pop the trunk and these guys in moon suits take it out of your car. Sometimes they will give you a free bag of compost when you drop off, if you want one.

If you make a call, they will schedule a special free pickup for old appliances, tires, furniture, carpets, mattresses, and electronic equipment --- and supposedly they recycle all that stuff if possible.

They also have programs to promote home composting. You can buy a Smith and Hawken Biostack composter for somthing like 30 bucks (usually over 100 at the store). Or you can get a Wriggly Wranch worm composter bin for under 30 (usually over 100). I've had the biostack for years, and just won a Wriggly Wranch. Just got my worms this week and started feeding them kitchen scraps.

It's a great system!

On garbage day, the regular small trash bin is usually less than half full, the big recycling bin is about 3/4 full, and the big green bin usually only has a few food items, soiled papers, or weeds (I compost the other stuff myself).

[dragonrider]

If anyone is interested, here's the main website for the great waste reduction program we have here: Alameda County Waste Management Authority

I have a registered Bay Friendly Garden: StopWaste.Org - Bay-Friendly

[Mrs. Greenjeans]

I want worms. I threw a cup of nightcrawlers in my compost heap this summer. I wonder if they stayed?

[geonagual]

Having something organized and in a certain place can give you a great eurphoric feeling...a lot of times people keep items that they just do not need..one is magazines, newspapers, national enquirers..if you havent read it in 5 years..what is it doing there? why do you need it? either sell it for the penny it is worth or donate it to the local landfill. Another is clothing...if you dont fit it, get rid of it..
When starting to organize remember that all items fall into 3 catagories.
1) Garbage
2) things you wanna keep
3)things you will want to sell that are of value

Start in one corner of the room and seperate everything into these piles..with the things you want to keep put in correct place in room..remove or rearrange furniture as needed..thats it, just go in a circle..just going from one disaster to the next..you have to touch every single item in the room to do this correctly..have fun:jointsmile: