[Bboa-members] FW: Recycling... Days at Berkeley Marina Dock O (fwd)

[Zach Nobel]

Hi All,

I got a nice email from the City recycling office. Email has it's 
benefits.

Please note the recycling days, and call the city if you don't see 
recycling being picked up! I've also pointed out that some of the 
containers don't say what type of paper, therefor the recyclers are always 
assuming the other.

Thanks!

Zach

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Zachariah Nobel			email: Zach at Nobel.org
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 11:24:28 -0700
From: "Stangl, Lisa" <LStangl at ci.berkeley.ca.us>
To: zach at nobel.org
Subject: FW: Recycling... at Marina Dock O

Thank you for the email and interest in recycling service.  Pick up day 
for bottle/can is Monday & Wednesday, cardboard is Tuesday, mixpaper is 
Thursday.  Anyone is welcome to call and report a missed pick up starting 
at 2:30p of pick up day til 5p next business day.  Please call us at 510 
981 7270. Thank you

Lisa
City of Berkeley
Solid Waste Customer Service


-----Original Message-----
From: Zach Nobel [mailto:zach at nobel.org]
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 4:43 PM
To: Hardinger, Ann
Subject: Recycling...



Hi Ann,

Tom Jeramiason mentioned to me recently when I was inquiring that I should
notify you if the recycling isn't beeing dealt with regularly by the
recycling crew.

The Recycling bins at O dock are rarely, if ever emptied. Even today ,
when I _think_ recycling came by, they only emptied one of the two big
recycling bins. The other is still brimming over from material that has
been there for weeks.

I've noticed on numerous occasions, even on friday loose cardboard and
other light paper material floating in to the marina from recycling papers
that get blown into the marina .

I've tried to assist, and John's suggestion by calling the City of
Berkeley recycling phone line. HOwever, they're voicemail tree is
unfriendly, and downright unhelpful. Too boot they mention fines if you
don't report within 24hrs of the scheduled pickup. Perhaps bing a city
representative they would listen to you more closely than to me?

Please do contact them and point out that they're littering the marina by
letting recycling stay in the bins for weeks, even months.

I'm also quite happy to help keep an eye on the bins  & report back to you
if they miss a scheduled pickup. Can you please tell me when that pickup
is supposed to be?

Thanks for looking into this.

Zach
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Zachariah Nobel			email: Zach at Nobel.org
Grand Poohbah of the Nobel.org domain
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