Council trash collections

[locky801]

We had hard rubbish recently (Walkerville), as I was bringing the stuff I wanted to throw away out, people were taking it from my hands before I could place it on the ground. The worst thing about the scavengers is the mess they make when the rummage through the stuff. A guy who took a wine rack from said he furnished his entire unit from hard rubbish day! Including working white-goods and TV.

yeah only live around the corner from you Mick, had the same thing but also a bloke we called the can-man went through all our recyclable stuff fortnight in and out, even sent us a Xmas card yearly, spoke to him from time to time, thought he was a bit of a struggling guy trying to make ends meet, till just after Xmas last year I pulled him over in his BMW, all he said was thanks, leave some empties out so I can pay the fine, obviously got the car the same way, he now gets nothing

[Psyber]

Trash is American. Here we have rubbish collections. [Or "waste" if you a bureaucrat or twee.]

oh I thought I got trashed often,

Do you get rubbished or wasted too!?

[Ian]

A bloke I work with was a bit hard up for cash a few years ago, and hanging for a beer, decided to collect enough scrap metal from hard waste (West Richmond) to finance the thirst. With a mate they loaded up his ute and trailer, payed for 2 cartons and left them with $10 each in the pocket.

[smac]

We had hard rubbish recently (Walkerville), as I was bringing the stuff I wanted to throw away out, people were taking it from my hands before I could place it on the ground. The worst thing about the scavengers is the mess they make when the rummage through the stuff. A guy who took a wine rack from said he furnished his entire unit from hard rubbish day! Including working white-goods and TV.

yeah only live around the corner from you Mick, had the same thing but also a bloke we called the can-man went through all our recyclable stuff fortnight in and out, even sent us a Xmas card yearly, spoke to him from time to time, thought he was a bit of a struggling guy trying to make ends meet, till just after Xmas last year I pulled him over in his BMW, all he said was thanks, leave some empties out so I can pay the fine, obviously got the car the same way, he now gets nothing

We also have the can-man rummage through our bins. I no longer feel bad about smac jr discovering the benefits ($$$) of recycling knowing that.

[johntheclaret]

When I was a kid we used to go round collecting beer and wine bottles. We would just knock on the door of each house and ask. Mostly the bottles were stacked in the garage or out back.

then we'd take them to Mr Deanshaws bottle depot just past the oval in Salisbury. We collected so many I got an after school job there

Dunno if it's still there now. Was just alongside the railway tracks

[The Big Shrek]

Trash is American. Here we have rubbish collections. [Or "waste" if you a bureaucrat or twee.]

Audi and Porsche aren't Australian either mate

Good one CP! What happened to that Andy bloke who used to get stuck into Psyber?

[Psyber]

Trash is American. Here we have rubbish collections. [Or "waste" if you a bureaucrat or twee.]

Audi and Porsche aren't Australian either mate

Good one CP! What happened to that Andy bloke who used to get stuck into Psyber?

Them that cross me have a tendency to get recycled!
Seriously, we don't have decent Australian or English cars, but we do have a language to salvage if we can.

[am Bays]

I'll take my Dunnydore over any piece of European Crap anyday....

[Psyber]

I'll take my Dunnydore over any piece of European Crap anyday....

You have obviously not experienced the difference with driving German cars then!

My first 3 cars were Yanko-Australian GM products, and I have driven, but never owned, a few Fords. I agree my two Italian cars would not encourage me to by a third, although, when working, they handle well compared to the local product.

[TroyGFC]

I once picked up a pushbike from hard rubbish so I could get home after a night on the amber nectar. Mind you it did have flat tyres.

As for recycling I keep all my cans and bottles and every now and then when have a couple of bags head off down to bottle depo to cash in, normally get enuff $$ to buy a pie and coke from bakery next door. When I was younger (about 13-15) i brought my first TV, vcr and an arc welder all with cans collected from my parents and neighbours who used to collect their cans for me too.
A guy from my work collects (we he did when Mitsi's was in full production mode) a full hession bag full (squashed cans too) everyday at work. He said from cans he collects each year he can pay council rates and other bills.

[Dog_ger]

In North Adelaide and around Prospect residents are encouraged to stick a knife through any furniture to avoid people carrying it away. ie; carve up couches, dig holes into cupboards etc..

Around Prospect oval, if you park your car in the street, Someone will think you have left your rubbish out and try to drive it away...