s/o garbage strike: lines?

[niq]

Has anyone started dropping their garbage off at the city transfer stations? How long have the lines been?

[Deleted]

Nope, we don't get to do that.

[jennlin]

that's a lot of effort to throw your garbage away. i'll wait until next week.

[tacocat]

I don't want to put my stinky garbage in my car

[niq]

Aug 1, 2012 14:01:30 GMT -5 spunbutterfly said:

Aug 1, 2012 13:35:48 GMT -5 niq said:

Has anyone started dropping their garbage off at the city transfer stations? How long have the lines been?

I drove by it (ETA: the dump station in Wallingford) the other day. Doesn't seem like much of a line. But then again, you're paying to throw your garbage away, so I bet that's kind of a deterrant, esp. since SPU keeps calling me to let me know that once pick ups start again, I won't get charged for extra bags.

I've heard restaurants are doing it though.

I thought I saw that if you have a driver's license or utility bill that shows you live in Seattle, they'll let you drop it off for free until the strike ends? Maybe that doesn't go into effect until a few more days of this?

[FrozenSunshine]

We don't generate enough trash to do that unless it goes for weeks.

[amandasw]

yes - you can take up to 6 bags of garbage for free! we live in an apt though, so I guess we aren't really doing that.

[joenali]

We have one bag of garbage in our Bon. Our yard waste is not very full , except that's where our food waste goes and it stinks bad!!

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Aug 1, 2012 20:23:23 GMT -5 joenali said:

We have one bag of garbage in our Bon. Our yard waste is not very full , except that's where our food waste goes and it stinks bad!!

Ummm yeah, I just went to take out our compost and I started gagging at the smell. Seriously, who decided that a garbage strike in the middle of the summer was a good idea?

[Deleted]

Oh! Oh! Garbage strike might be over!

www.komonews.com/news/local/Union-Waste-Management-reach-tentative-agreement-to-end-strike-164683706.html