Entries Tagged as 'Department of Environmental Protection'

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

e-Waste Land

I spent part of my Saturday in a wasteland–an e-wasteland, that is. You see yesterday was the household hazardous waste drop-off day for my county, a day when you could get rid of items that would cause lots of toxic problems if you’d tossed them in the trash. Since I’d missed the day last year, [...]

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Kicking My Trash Hauler To The Curb

If you’ve been reading this blog for awhile, you know that I’ve been unhappy with my trash service from the day I moved into my new house. Because our town does not provide trash or recycling collection, it is up to residents to contract privately for this service. Since all the residents on the street [...]