Joke categories are also traditional, though traditionally only represented by fake signs in the collection areas inside buildings – and I’ve never seen so many at once.

Heavy winds have been known to move or turn over the tri-walls.  However, except for a few categories such as scrap metal, everything is bagged before it is put in the bins – so it is not as much of a mess as one might fear.

The really fun part is that it seems like at least once a year the categories, or what goes in each category, is changed.

Inside bins here:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/alan_light/6334186279

Most of the buildings have three rubbish bins near the door:  recycling, burnables and RTA.

Most rooms have two bins: burnables and RTA.

It’s fairly intuitive and mostly necessary.  We burn all we can because it’s expensive to ship it home.  The scraps are useful for the trades teams, and fairly common in that industry.  And recycling is important because caring for the environment makes people happy.

Does anyone have a link to a larger version, or a google doc or word doc, of the USAP Trash Matrix page?
I’ve found a gigapan shot of a recycling bin that I’ll def. use:
http://gigapan.org/gigapans/26942/

As well as another supporting article here (about trash and art!)
http://antarcticsun.usap.gov/features/contenthandler.cfm?id=1755

Any other links for content that could support this would be great.

Thanks,
Kyle

other styrofoam we CAN recycle, but most local pickup is not geared to deal with it.  my city has a few places where you can take styrofoam to be recycled.   it’s not very close to energy-neutral as it contains very little poly and requires a lot of energy for first as well as secondary production.

but since they never will, we need to add the costs of the end product to the product.  even if, yes, in taxes on the producers/distributors .  we are all paying for this, and right now it’s disproportionately paid by the poor in bad health and tax overburden.  it’s FAR cheaper to pay for it in the beginning, than in the END

Dreams are an infinitely renewable resource.  It might be interesting to take the lid off the container to see what’s inside…

Generally, nothing, because dreams are hollow and empty. (Bursts out in tears)

And why not -no neighborhood dogs to tear into them, and it’s too cold to rot. But, alas, a good wind would take them away. And some stuff might contain liquid, at least for a short time.

Wanted:  One gently used dream of proud parents. Preferably in the original box.  Attachments a plus.  Willing to travel.  Price no object.  Trade’ in kind’ possible. Bonus for ‘service agreement’ with 25 years or more remaining.

I should make a waste bin for “Dreams”.  I’m pretty sure it’d be overflowing every week.