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electriclandJust got back from the dump (its official name is the Bermondsey Transfer Station, but anyway). My presence was necessary because only I can wield the Sooper Special Letter of Authorization that lets you dump 1 T of residential construction waste free. I was wearing sandals and work clothes, so didn't help my uncle unload any of said construction waste (for which I feel a little guilty).
For a city girl, the dump is a pretty strange place. It's tucked away behind a big transforming station (I guess they wanted all the bits of urban blight in the same place). You drive in, take the waste lane (not the household hazardous waste lane, thank you), and line up to get onto the weigh scale. Then you present the letter and your ID, and they hand you a receipt that lets you into the transfer station itself. This is a cavernous building, half underground, piled with garbage (the smell is unbelievable) with birds flying in and out to get nesting material. There were a couple of bulldozers ready to pile the stuff up. Not sure where it all goes after that -- probably Minnesota.
You ditch the stuff in the truck as fast as you can and drive out again, pausing on the outgoing weigh scale, where your Sooper Special Letter is returned to you. This load was 150 kg; 850 to go. I'll be sure to wear boots next time.
In other news, a toilet has been installed, the survey is final, and I got hold of the city water guy (who was just as charming as his voicemail led me to believe). Oh, I said that already. The other water guy, the this-side-of-the-property-line one, came and gave us a quote. Final architect's drawings early next week. Progress.
For a city girl, the dump is a pretty strange place. It's tucked away behind a big transforming station (I guess they wanted all the bits of urban blight in the same place). You drive in, take the waste lane (not the household hazardous waste lane, thank you), and line up to get onto the weigh scale. Then you present the letter and your ID, and they hand you a receipt that lets you into the transfer station itself. This is a cavernous building, half underground, piled with garbage (the smell is unbelievable) with birds flying in and out to get nesting material. There were a couple of bulldozers ready to pile the stuff up. Not sure where it all goes after that -- probably Minnesota.
You ditch the stuff in the truck as fast as you can and drive out again, pausing on the outgoing weigh scale, where your Sooper Special Letter is returned to you. This load was 150 kg; 850 to go. I'll be sure to wear boots next time.
In other news, a toilet has been installed, the survey is final, and I got hold of the city water guy (who was just as charming as his voicemail led me to believe). Oh, I said that already. The other water guy, the this-side-of-the-property-line one, came and gave us a quote. Final architect's drawings early next week. Progress.
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Date: 2005-07-08 04:12 pm (UTC)Michigan, actually. And your one "free" tonne costs the city $117 to process.
City of Toronto Garbage Facts
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Date: 2005-07-08 04:16 pm (UTC)I'm sure a good part of the $117 is from the curbside pickup. They would ordinarily charge us $95 for the tonne, but that's if you take it there yourself.
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Date: 2005-07-08 04:23 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-07-08 04:30 pm (UTC)