Multi-Material B.C. managing director Allen Langdon was apparently in the North Okanagan on Monday July 14, 2014, "meeting with local politicians", as reported in the Morning Star.
Too bad residents didn't know of his visit until after he was gone.
Picture what would've occurred had we known.
Picture a luxury rental car entirely covered and surrounded (maybe even taped to the car *grin*) by blue bags--containing "no longer acceptable in bins" overwrap, vegetable and plastic bags.
Multiply this photo by, oh, about 300 bags from disgruntled North Okanagan residents. And picture Langdon's car under the pile.
Alas, a missed opportunity for worthwhile civil disobedience.
We hope that our politicians gave Langdon an earful.
Unfortunately the newspaper didn't seek to dig into whether Langdon heard anything disparaging about their ridiculous "new" program.
There's been a lot said about MMBC, even by corporations, and here and here and here and here and here.
Vernon Mayor Sawatzky asked Langdon why the new recycling bins weren't wheeled and have lids because other communities have that.
Langdon's reply?
Apparently those communities had wheeled and covered bins before MMBC began and those containers have remained in use.
It wasn't lost on politicians that Langdon hadn't been asked when those communities got their bins.
Oh well, recycling depots are now open in Lumby, downtown Vernon, Spallumcheen.
And to think we were wondering what to do with the spare room!
"The Mafia have never been good listeners," offers Kia.
Last morning I paid attention the trucks were hours late. This bins are inefficient germ vectors for all concerned.
ReplyDeleteFor the love of common sense, when you see sanitation stations at grocery stores, medical clinics and the hospital, you have to wonder who would want to lay their hands on their bin after the collector has handled hundreds of fly-blown, dog/cat peed plastic virus collectors.
Add to that the fact that the truck was hours late -- inefficient, carbon burning, not closer to home boondoggle, esp for we who have challenges.