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On-demand pick up of your unwanted items. $5 a bag

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Re: On-demand pick up of your unwanted items. $5 a bag

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Post by CPLX »

declan wrote: post #24

This really could be Uber for trash. I pay something like $50 a month for trash collection services, or around $12 a week. That includes yard waste and recycling. If I can fit my trash and recycling into two bags per week and find something else to do with my yard waste, I'll save money by using GoodAndTidy for weekly trash pickup. I like their website and the idea, but it seems like a service that may have trouble b…

I posted my uber for trash comment first, ironically.

I don't think you're kidding though, are you.

Re: On-demand pick up of your unwanted items. $5 a bag

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Post by Procrastes »

I'm moving and have recently sold and donated a three bedroom house full of stuff rather than haul it.

Maybe this a specifically urban need? Up here in my small mountain town (< 4000 pop.), Goodwill, Hospice, Hospitality House (homeless shelter), and Habitat for Humanity all pick-up free as do the thrift stores.

Re: On-demand pick up of your unwanted items. $5 a bag

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Post by notyourwork »

Procrastes wrote: post #34

I'm moving and have recently sold and donated a three bedroom house full of stuff rather than haul it. Maybe this a specifically urban need? Up here in my small mountain town (< 4000 pop.), Goodwill, Hospice, Hospitality House (homeless shelter), and Habitat for Humanity all pick-up free as do the thrift stores.

Same options exist in Columbus, Ohio. You just have to work around their schedule, they only come to certain parts of town on certain days of the week/month.

Re: On-demand pick up of your unwanted items. $5 a bag

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Post by oxtopus »

In Mountain View, and likely elsewhere in the Bay Area, charitable organizations make the rounds once a month to basically do the same. They provide the bags, collect them, and presumably sell what they can for cash. As for batteries and other hazardous materials, there's a protocol to have the city pick them up for no charge. I've never had a problem getting rid of stuff and feeling like I'm doing it responsibly. It's hard to understand what value this adds beyond immediacy.

At least with the services I already take advantage of, it's all done in batches and my contribution is low compared to the overall haul. This is on-demand, so it's likely not as efficient.

Re: On-demand pick up of your unwanted items. $5 a bag

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Post by incompatible »

dunham wrote: post #17

"Anything that fits into a bag." I've got a propane torch, a fire extinguisher, various household cleaning supplies, and about 100 lb of ceramic tile to get rid of. And I have some 3 mil "contractor bags" than can handle more weight than I can carry. My current plan is to drive the hazardous waste to recology. If someone could do it for me it'd be nice, but I'm not sure that's even legal. Still working out the tile t…

"Anything that fits into a bag."

Asbestos, bodies, nuclear waste .. the possibilities are endless.

Re: On-demand pick up of your unwanted items. $5 a bag

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Post by zak_mc_kracken »

manis404 wrote: post #26
jarnix wrote: post #2

In Paris it's free, you just have to go on this website and tell what you are throwing away: https://teleservices.paris.fr/sira/jsp/site/Portal.jsp?page=... BTW in the URL: "&form=ramen" I suppose that the developer was hungry.

In Paris, you also get to enjoy Marxism along with free recycling! NICE!

You've never been to France or you never paid much attention in school, did you?

Probably both.

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