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On 2014-09-06, pjp wrote:
In this province we pay a "recycling fee" when buying some types of
hardware. That hardware can't be just thrown out in garbage but must be
returned to a recycling depot.

My philosophy is anything that fits in an opaque trash bag can just
be thrown out with the household garbage.

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On 09/09/2014 19:31, Roger Blake wrote:
On 2014-09-06, wrote:
In this province we pay a "recycling fee" when buying some types of
hardware. That hardware can't be just thrown out in garbage but must be
returned to a recycling depot.

My philosophy is anything that fits in an opaque trash bag can just
be thrown out with the household garbage.


In that case, make sure that you obey the 11th Commandment "Be thou not
found out"!
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On Sun, 7 Sep 2014 17:44:46 +0100, NY wrote:

My guess is that the operators of the tip feel that it's theirs once the
owner has dropped it off.

Yes that would be fine if they made use of the equipment. But if it's going
to go to landfill anyway, then to deny someone that chance to make use of it
is churlish and dog-in-a-manger.

Vaguely apropos, watching the TV news cast lst night, there was a piece
about the problems disposing of the wreckage from the earthquake in Napa
(California, USA) last week.

There was a short scene of a pile of junk at a recycling center, and
briefly visible was a sign saying "Items are not free. Do not take."

The quote probably isn't exact, but it's close.

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In article , not-
lid says...

On Sun, 7 Sep 2014 17:44:46 +0100, NY wrote:

My guess is that the operators of the tip feel that it's theirs once the
owner has dropped it off.

Yes that would be fine if they made use of the equipment. But if it's going
to go to landfill anyway, then to deny someone that chance to make use of it
is churlish and dog-in-a-manger.

Vaguely apropos, watching the TV news cast lst night, there was a piece
about the problems disposing of the wreckage from the earthquake in Napa
(California, USA) last week.

There was a short scene of a pile of junk at a recycling center, and
briefly visible was a sign saying "Items are not free. Do not take."

The quote probably isn't exact, but it's close.

I know I was at same place once before when "owner" made it clear what
was in bin stayed in bin. That's why anything I grab when there is done
surreptiously. Call it stealing if you want but it's easy to justify
knowing where it'll go instead.

On Tue, 9 Sep 2014 23:54:30 -0300, pjp
wrote:

I know I was at same place once before when "owner" made it clear what
was in bin stayed in bin. That's why anything I grab when there is done
surreptiously. Call it stealing if you want but it's easy to justify
knowing where it'll go instead.

I wonder if it's a safety/liability issue. If you pull something out and cut
yourself, or it blows up in your face, is the tip meister responsible?

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Char Jackson wrote:
On Tue, 9 Sep 2014 23:54:30 -0300, pjp
wrote:

I know I was at same place once before when "owner" made it clear what
was in bin stayed in bin. That's why anything I grab when there is done
surreptiously. Call it stealing if you want but it's easy to justify
knowing where it'll go instead.

I wonder if it's a safety/liability issue. If you pull something out and cut
yourself, or it blows up in your face, is the tip meister responsible?


The items thrown in the bin have recycling value. Not hard
to understand a feeling of "possession", by a tip owner/operator.
That's their "income".

http://www.ehow.com/list_6772999_gar...heft-laws.html

(Local Trash Theft Laws)
(California Recycling Theft Law)

I bet they have a bylaw like that here, but I don't know if
I could find it on the city web site.

Paul

On Tue, 9 Sep 2014 23:54:30 -0300, pjp wrote:

In article , not-
lid says...

On Sun, 7 Sep 2014 17:44:46 +0100, NY wrote:

My guess is that the operators of the tip feel that it's theirs once the
owner has dropped it off.

Yes that would be fine if they made use of the equipment. But if it's going
to go to landfill anyway, then to deny someone that chance to make use of it
is churlish and dog-in-a-manger.

Vaguely apropos, watching the TV news cast lst night, there was a piece
about the problems disposing of the wreckage from the earthquake in Napa
(California, USA) last week.

There was a short scene of a pile of junk at a recycling center, and
briefly visible was a sign saying "Items are not free. Do not take."

The quote probably isn't exact, but it's close.

I know I was at same place once before when "owner" made it clear what
was in bin stayed in bin. That's why anything I grab when there is done
surreptiously. Call it stealing if you want but it's easy to justify
knowing where it'll go instead.

I haven't had much luck[1] in finding "legitimate" ways to unload stuff
that could be useful, so tell ya what - let me know when you're going to
the recycle center and I'll get there just a couple of minutes ahead of
you :-)

On some level, I probably do think it is stealing, but it doesn't seem
to me to quite rise to the level of crime.

So I'm not quite ready to say "J'accuse"...

Char's idea about liability is interesting...

[1] BTW, by "not much luck", I don't mean "no luck".

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