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Eric,

I read the comments on Sandy's blog and generally agree with them. Recycling needs to be simple & convenient. If not, no one will do it. I keep two trash containers in my kitchen; one for recyclables and one for everything else. Then I transfer them to the big containers outside and the city picks both up on the same day. If I have to take it somewhere and sort it out further, it probably won't get done.

If it ain't broke, Mr. Phillips, why do you want to fix it?

MD

Mad Dog,

From what I remember of the discussion, Tom's concern is that it's significantly more expensive for the city to collect recycling than regular garbage. And in a year when the city is looking at a sizable potential tax increase, he'd like to see if there's a less expensive way to do it.

Of course, I should probably just let Tom speak for himself.

"(I'll have to ask Sandy her secret to getting responses to open-ended questions. Maybe it's that council vote she has.)"

I think it's that she listens, does something or tells you why it's not a good idea or against the rules. Most important of those is that she responds to every concern. I think that's her secret.