Comments on: AJC: DeKalb Considering Cutting Back on Trash Pickup

By: Joan collins

Joan collins — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 02:23:10 +0000

I have lived in 8 cities in 3 states before moving to unincorp. Dekalb. All of those cities picked up trash once a week with no deleterious effects. No idea if it’s any cheaper but in one city, they would only pick up trash that was in trash bags that cost like $5 each. I think those who produce more garbage should pay more. What other service do we get where you don’t pay by quantity. If I use more electricity or gas or water I pay more, why shouldn’t I pay more if I use more landfill space?

By: smalltowngal

smalltowngal — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:49:49 +0000

You know when I figured out how much paper I could do without? when I opened up shop for myself and started having to spend my very own money on every ream of paper and every printer cartridge. I probably consume less than half the amount of paper I used to in my business, because now I save every sheet and use the other side and also think carefully before printing anything. It helps that electronic documents have become more ubiquitous and easier to use. But mainly, like so much else to do with resource consumption, it’s about habit. If companies–and families–got serious about rationing paper and ink, our consumption would decrease.

By: Decatur Metro

Decatur Metro — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:22:26 +0000

No word yet on the Coke grant, according to Ms. Stevens.

By: At Home in Decatur

At Home in Decatur — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:11:47 +0000

I agree that the more junior the staff, the more likely they are to communicate electronically but I have observed that unnecessary printing correlates more with laziness and time pressure than with age. I see people print something out for yet another meeting without looking for the last printout they made or saving the current one for the next use. It’s just print and toss. In the days of expensive copiers, limits were placed on what was copied and what was copied. Individual desk printers allow folks to be wasteful without anyone noticing. My kids are no better. They use up expensive color print cartridges at a terrible rate if I don’t clamp down. There’s something irresistible to kids about color inkjet printers. I’m considering only replacing the black cartridge.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:52:56 +0000

I believe Decatur was successful. Lena Stephens would know.