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There certainly are a large variety of methods for garbage & recycling pickup. Canada, it’s called garbage not trash.

Large complexes like apartments have one or more large metal bins that are picked up by a large truck. Bet those bins never get washed.
 

hollydolly said:
We wash out the recycle item which go in our Blue bin.. they also go into a Plastic recycleable refuse bag first..

general rubbish goes into plastic sacks into the Black bin...

The Brown bin is for grass and small tree branches etc.. ( used to be for food too but that changed last month)..

The bin men put the bins onto the back of the lorry, and an electronic lift empties it.. the bin men don't touch the inside of the wheelie bins..

Go to 2.20..to see how the lift at the back of the truck works..

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Our bin man doesn't touch the bin or even get out of the lorry. We place the bin by the side of the road, he stops next to it, presses a button and an arm on the side of the lorry automatically hooks onto the bin lifts it up and empties it into the correct part of the lorry. We have two bins. One for kitchen scraps and other biodegradable items that go to make compost that you can then go to special places to collect free of charge and one for stuff that can't be recycled that goes to the local power station and is burned to generate elctricity. All the recyclable stuff like garden waste, plastic and metal we deposit at the local recycling station.
 
I'm watching for birds! I have a bird that insists on building a nest on one of my porch columns. It will start to build it and I go out and tear it down. Then I come inside and start fussing at it!
 
Dana said:
I'm repotting some miniature rose plants...had them for nearly 20 years. They are my favourites and line the front verandah....so pretty.
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I just moved 3 miniature roses from the front, that were barely alive, into pots to the back garden
 
Right now, in real time, I am drying the towels, washing my muddy clothes from yesterday, and watching Handmaidens tale on Hulu. Another hour I will start my morning routine, take shower and medicine, put Bella out, make my breakfast, watch tv while I eat, go for my walk, and start working in the garden. Hopefully I can take Bella to walk with me. Depends on her attitude. 😂

Yesterday the HVAC got fixed and the AC installed. They were the dirtiest workmen I had ever used. Leaving hand prints all over the house, tracking dirt in. Really had to clean up after them. But, a huge plus, they started at 8 am and finished at 7:30 pm.

I had to clean and scrub everything after they left with Lysol spray which kills the virus. Opened four windows to air the house out, they wore masks inside and social distance was maintained. We are both vaccinated, of course. They had three teams working at our house.

The nest thermostat was defective. I have a temporary thermostat and they will bring the new nest tomorrow. This company did not ask for a down payment and said they get paid when the job is done. Since the job is not yet done, I still have not been asked for payment. I will pay when the thermostat has been replaced. 😍
 
Aneeda72 said:
I just moved 3 miniature roses from the front, that were barely alive, into pots to the back garden
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They'll be all right...do you have some drainage for them? I repotted twelve today and boy am I exhausted...you're doing well with all your gardening. We have someone to do most of the garden jobs, but I won't let anyone touch my roses lol
 
Dana said:
They'll be all right...do you have some drainage for them? I repotted twelve today and boy am I exhausted...you're doing well with all your gardening. We have someone to do most of the garden jobs, but I won't let anyone touch my roses lol
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The roses actually looked better to me as the day, yesterday, progressed. We put holes on the bottoms of the pots, a little gravel as well. They didn’t go into shock. We have put a lots of additives into our soil, but it’s still not good. I did notice all my dirt had worms in it this year 😍 so progress is being made. Last year there were no worms in the soil and it was dry, like a rock.

We really “beefed up” our garden areas. We laid down grass seed in the areas of back yard that were not garden, over 100 dollars worth. But it was unsuccessful and very little grass grew. Added more seeds at the melt off, still not unsuccessful. What is not garden will be mulched or rocked. Will maybe try grass again next year. The dirt is still not recovered enough.
 
It's a kinda threatening rain day .. but I managed to get over to meet my bestie for a coffee at an outdoors venue .. first time I've seen her in the actual flesh since the last lockdown... didn't stay long because she's still working and on her break , but it was great to see her in real terms..

Picked up a few things on the way home from the hardware shop...and then when I got home coulda kicked myself for forgetting to go and get butter..:rolleyes:.. I'll wait now until tomorrow ..not going out again today
 
Today is stock-up, clean-up, cook-up-a-storm day.

also I treated myself to outdoor lights on a string for the screened-in porch. I’ve always loved the cozy, romantic look of fairy lights and I’m tired of waiting around for someone to read my mind and put them up for me! So I’m doing it for myself 🥳
 
Got a lull in the rain. Went down to check the creek up close. Still rising, and more rain coming. :( Got a pic of the normal year round creek. and a pic today. while it looks high, it would have a long way to go to get to the house, and if it did, there would be other bigger problems. :D

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