I want a trash hauler that reads Marcel Proust in the original French. Perhaps as the schools and libraries are cut back I can get my wish.
Next, a dumpster duo that does Romeo and Juliet! (O Romeo, Romeo *crash* wherefore *bang rattle* art thou *clunk-whee*...) David Shove Roseville On Fri, 27 Aug 2004, M Charles Swope wrote: > > --- Tom & Elsa Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "I like to be able to choose my refuse hauler. I > choose a small mom and pop company ..." > > Yes, but this "every man is an island" approach > imposes costs on society that are not reflected in > what you pay your hauler. Increased noise, street > damage, pollution, etc. are part of the price we pay > for organizing out garbage collection in the most > inefficient way possible. > > John Birrenbach, after arguing for a voluntary, > neighbor-to-neighbor approach, made a pretty > convincing case for why that wouldn't work I thought. > > Chuck Repke raised a concern that contracts let by the > city would be transferred to the big boys; Waste > Management or BFI. If that's a problem, there's no > reason the contracts can't be negotiated to be > non-transferable and terminable upon a change in > ownership. > > As for the concern that city contracts would require > union wages, I should think that a more efficient > collection system would allow drivers to be paid > decent wages without increasing what we now pay. > > The idea of having the city arrange for garbage > collection doesn't seem like a radical idea to me. > Most cities don't do it the way we do after all. What > about the recycling end of this problem? The city > didn't leave it up to individuals to arrange for their > own pick up of recyclable garbage. > > The time has come to end the present wasteful, > annoying collection system we now have. > > Charlie Swope > St. Paul > > > _____________________________________________ > To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _____________________________________________ > NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: > http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul > > Archive Address: > http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/ > _____________________________________________ To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
