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Showerthought: I looked up how much stuff gets tossed in my town each month
I was curious after my last big curb find, so I checked our local waste report online. The number for bulky items like furniture and electronics thrown out in just April was over 15 tons. That's a lot of potential finds just going to the landfill. It really made me think about how much good stuff is out there on trash day. Has anyone else ever looked up the numbers for their own area?
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wyatt_green5mo ago
Totally get what @nora10 means about the sad truck crush. My local numbers are wild too, so I just set a calendar alert for bulk pickup weeks. Found a solid bookshelf last month that just needed a wipe down. Makes you wonder what else gets missed.
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nora105mo ago
That "good stuff on trash day" line is SO real. My neighbor put out a perfectly good wooden desk last year, just one wobbly leg. I fixed it in ten minutes with a screwdriver and now it's my craft table. The idea of it being crushed in a truck is actually sad. It makes you want to walk the whole neighborhood on bulk pickup weeks.
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loganhart2mo ago
I feel that "sad truck crush" thing hard. I started walking my block on Thursday nights before bulk pickup and now I've got a whole system. Found a vintage floor lamp with a bent shade, straightened it out and rewired it for like eight bucks. Also snagged a coffee table that just needed some sanding and a fresh coat of polyurethane. My wife rolls her eyes but that table is still going strong three years later.
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