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[Duckncover]

I will pick uo a ream of computer printer paper tomorrow when I run  errands. That will be the extent of my "hoarding"

[Kachina624]

@millieshops   Can you believe this... We have mandatory Waste Management service.  They're going to start videotaping our garbage going into the truck.  If we try to sneak in a forbidden substance like glass, they're going to fine us. 

Now instead of Big Brother, Big Garbage Man is watching us. 

[chickenbutt]

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@Duckncover wrote:

I will pick uo a ream of computer printer paper tomorrow when I run  errands. That will be the extent of my "hoarding"

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You reminded me of my printer paper stash.  Some time back (several years, probably) the husband was on a job where they were tossing a whole slew of reams of paper, so he brought me a bunch of them.  I will never need to buy more paper as long as I live and it was free.  They are all packaged and everything.  I cannot imagine a single reason why they would just throw away perfectly good paper.

It's amazing the things that companies will throw away.  He's a project manager and we've gotten  furniture, file cabinets, office chairs, etc, from the banks that he's done reno work on.   They will throw away perfectly good stuff when they replace it.  It's a shame, really.

[Kachina624]

@chickenbutt    It's a crying shame they don't donate stuff.  So many non-profits would love to have it. 

[SilleeMee]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

@chickenbutt    It's a crying shame they don't donate stuff.  So many non-profits would love to have it. 

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I think many companies just write it off as a loss then claim the loss on tax filing. That's probably a better deal than deducting a donation.

[Sunshine Kate]

I'm sure this paper shortage will not last too long.

[Lucky Charm]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

@millieshops   Can you believe this... We have mandatory Waste Management service.  They're going to start videotaping our garbage going into the truck.  If we try to sneak in a forbidden substance like glass, they're going to fine us. 

Now instead of Big Brother, Big Garbage Man is watching us. 

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Wow here we can put glass in recycle, but not at our other home.  Of course, it has to be rinsed out. So then you're using water which is such a precious element!

I get so confused sometimes I'm afraid I'm going to get busted for putting something in the trash that could've been recycled.

I also re-use the blank pages that come with certain invoices that say at the very top:  This page is blank.  <Duh!>

[FiddleDeeDee]

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@millieshops wrote:

@Lucky Charm a huge percentage never gets recycled either because good cardboard got mixed with wet or food contaminated pieces, but also plenty of all sorts of trash we intend to see recycled has no market. 

My garbage goes into a common corral- the county provides open bins so we can separate paper from plastic, glass, and tin.  The property manage frequently Emails reminders about what goes in bins and wh5 goes into the garbage, but I would guess the percentage of compliance with the rules is quite low which means whole trucks of what is picked up will end up in the landfill.

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@millieshops  This is why the county we once lived in stopped picking up recycling; it was not cost effective.The Baltimore Sun did a story about this a few years back as did a national paper (WSJ maybe) about how so many of these compaines are closing their doors because it was too expensive to do the sorting/how so much can't be recycled due to food. I attended a hearing in Annapolis regarding this on a state level and it came down to counties being responsible for offering it or not. 

Where we currently live, only paper products are picked up and the can NOT be food items (milk cartons, pizza boxes, food delivery items). Everything else we throw in with the regular garbage. 

[bikerbabe]

Of the few paper mills left in this country, some have converted to just making cardboard boxes, no printer or magazine type paper.

[Patriot3]

I saw the posted signs last week to that effect when I got groceries.  Today it was the same thing in the paper and water aisles........limit two!  Signs still up.

Wonder what will be rationed next.  Anyone else concerned?  JMO............