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Michael Since quite a bit of waste is produced in America, it has to go somewhere. Although San Francisco is diligent about recycling, Rundbrief 02/2006 ), but the rest of the waste also has to disappear somewhere.
The so-called "landfills" are waste disposal sites that accept scrap during the announced opening hours for a fee. In Figure 1, you can see the fee schedule for the landfill in Napa Valley, the upscale wine region north of San Francisco. While you can dispose of 5 gallons (almost 20 liters) of used oil for free, a refrigerator costs $15 and a mattress $12. By the way, our oil change guy "Oil Changer" also accepts used oil for free, though I'm not sure if it's voluntary or required by law.
If you have a large item, such as a couch, that you can't get rid of, you can also call the waste collection service. Then, at an agreed-upon time, a truck with strong men will come by to load and take away the item for free.
We have not made use of this service so far, as we have managed everything through the in-house... Rundbrief 08/2004 I got rid of the described trick by putting the thing on the street and attaching a sign that said "Free Stuff." With this method, I even managed to get rid of a pretty large office desk with an attached shelf. I numbered the individual parts, disassembled them, and put the screws in a Ziploc bag with a hand-drawn sketch attached. Shortly afterward, a pickup truck slowed down, the driver got out, circled the desk a few times, then grabbed it, loaded everything onto the truck, and drove off. My joy knew no bounds!
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