This is one of the reasons I usually set my bulk trash out a few days early. The "Pickers" have some time to come around and grab something they might find useful in some way. The last time they took about a third of the stuff I put out... and to be honest, I've nabbed a few neat computers by doing a little artful dumpster-diving myself! (Except in one case where I spent 10 minutes digging one out only to discover it was a Macintosh, so I tossed it back.) On Thu, 2009-04-30 at 14:56 -0700, Lisa Kachold wrote: > While I personally LOVE seeing large overstuffed pieces of furniture > all over the city, and appreciate as only an Arizona native come home > can, that this can only happen here in Arizona the land of the free, I > often also do meditate about recycling and wonder how many of these > erstwhile landfill intended pieces actually end up being carried off > to some other needy person's home. > > There is always Craigslist.org for free stuff? > > On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 1:59 PM, Mike Schwartz > wrote: > When our microwave oven started making a funny noise, > my wife's decision was to just to out and buy a new one > (the price was reasonable; and the new one works OK). > > > Discussing the pro's and con's of that decision, would be > *even more* off topic. ((like "off" off-Broadway??)) > > > Now, however, I have phoned the city I live in, and they have > told me that the right thing to do (if I want to just dispose > of > the old one), is to put it out for the "once a month" pick-up > of "un-contained trash" that the city [Glendale] provides. > > > Too Bad: > As a side note: The person did divulge that no attempt at all > would be made (e.g. by the city) to recover the value of any > "metal" that might be able to be recycled, or any other part > of the erstwhile microwave oven. So the entire thing will go > in to the landfill (unless I hear differently, within about > 72 > hours or so -- either on this thread or via an "off-list" > e-mail > message straight to me) (or via a phone call) > (to find my home number:) > (see http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=first:"michael"+last:"schwartz"+city:"glendale"+state:"AZ"+&state=AZ&fr=php-phon ) > (and, my middle initial = "L", and I live on Kristal Way). > (when I tried that, apparently the "AZ" has to be > UPPER CASE! How "case sensitive" is that??) > > > Alternatives? anyone? > Does anyone want this ["pre-owned"] microwave oven ? > I hesitate to guess whether or not it could be repaired. > Some of the stuff it is "made of", might be recyclable > or usable for something. > > > I would be a little hesitant to see it going in to a > landfill, > (well, not literally "see", but "cause" it, and know about > it) > but, I only have a limited amount of effort earmarked to > explore alternatives. > > > So, if you have any ideas, please respond within > the next 3 days. > > THANK YOU, > -- > Mike Schwartz > Glendale AZ > schwartz@acm.org > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > -- > www.obnosis.com (503)754-4452 > "Contradictions do not exist." A. Rand > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss