Our rather large yard with lots of vegetation creates its own problems when it comes to getting rid of the waste. Then there's my ongoing projects that also create waste that usually can't be put out at the curb for the garbage man.
The only two options we have is to either illegally burn it or take it to an authorized recycler and pay to dispose of it. Today we decided on the latter since the old rail ties that came from my wall project last year contain all kinds of heavy metal contaminants like arsenic and copper compounds that really should not be burned. Also I had the old roof shingles from the pool-house and they should not be burned.
My good son Tim helped load the heavy stuff into the trailer and the shingles in blue boxes in the back of the van.
We paid for about 3/4 of a ton of waste and it came to under $90.
Recycling is big business but it gripes me that the government makes them collect HST on waste. You'd think they'd be happy people were recycling and not getting rid of it illegally.
It's quite a mechanized endevour. Sorting and reducing the many different types of waste.
Fortunately "brush" can go to our municipal landfill site and they do not charge a fee for disposing of it. I guess they are just glad I brought it to them and they didn't have to pick it up at the curb. Since we had the trailer for 6 hours anyway, we made two more free trips to the dump with brush and had the U-Haul trailer back before 3pm for about $35 with tax and insurance.
Why pay somebody else to do work for you and then pay a Gym to go and work out? Hmmm!
Good job well done!
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