I'm on the verge of being three decades old, and I had never been to a dump until this morning…read more Boy, had I been missing out!
Yesterday morning, we woke up determined to clear out all the demolition wreckage that had been sitting by our driveway for the past month (major bathroom remodel): I'm talking a mound of moldy sheet rock, vinyl, bathtub, toilet, trim, cardboard - it was an ugly sight. (Although, it was a great landmark for my out-of-town friends driving in from the airport who were trying to find the house in the dark - it's the one with the toilet next to mailbox!)
Someone mysteriously took our old toilet away (hope you are enjoying many a good flush, whoever you are!), but we still managed to fill every square inch of my boyfriend's 1987 Dodge Ram cab-enclosed truck, even after I stomped up and down on the wet cardboard.
After a nerve-wracking drive to the TDSL (the engine was straining due to the heavy load and rear view mirror visibility was limited), we drove up to the front gates to find it CLOSED. Sorry folks - even the garbage men need to take Sunday off. So, if that drive wasn't scary enough, we went back at 6:30 this morning, through the fog, hoping not to get rear ended by an 18-wheeler - but, we made it safely.
We emptied the truck in 15 minutes, and the total dumping charge was $17 dollars. A nice, older fellow took the bathtub from us, either to be recycled or stocked in their "dump store": chairs, lawn and gardening equipment, appliances, bicycles, old signs - unfortunately, we didn't have time to check out the goods.
Who knew?!
p.s. Another feature we didn't have a chance to check out: Garden-Ville, adjacent to the Landfill, is a subsidiary that makes organic gardening products including compost, soil blends, fertilizers and organic pest controls for both horticulture professionals and home gardeners.
Now, that's true recycling.