I hope the headline of this column has caught your attention. Hot Springs is being put on notice. If we do not play by the rules of recycling, then we will not have recycling as an option any longer.I have received numerous calls and been talked to when I am in town about the recycling situation. People have been asking, Why did you change the containers?
Heres the reason: We received complaints from a local businessnot Shopkoabout the color, style and number of containers. Trying to preserve the program, we met with Kieffer Sanitation who agreed to make changes. This change cost Kieffer $12,000. Kieffer Sanitation did this because they believe in the mission of Keep Hot Springs Beautiful, and they want to support the community of Hot Springs.
We are so grateful to Fred Folsom and Seth Green for the efforts they have made on our behalf! Kieffer is subsidizing this program by thousands of dollars because KHSB is not able to pay them the amount it actually costs to run the program.
The new containers blend in better, present a neater image in their island arrangement and have lids that stay closed so the recyclables dont blow out. However, people are complaining that there is less capacity.Here are the real problems: There are businesses that are using the recycling containers and there are also people who are intent on using the containers for their garbage.If we did not have these two problems, there would be plenty of capacity in our current containers.
The recycling bins are meant for residential users ONLYnot businesses. Businesses have the opportunity to contract with Kieffer Sanitation or another hauler to collect their cardboard. Our recycling area does not have the capacity to service businesses, so businesses will need to make other arrangements.
I have written numerous articles about the contamination in the recycling. Lately weve had furniture, bags of magazines and phone books, yards of bubble wrap, and Styrofoam left at the recycling area.
The other thing that I have to emphasize is that people cannot leave their recycling on the ground. If you come to the recycling area and check all of the bins and they are full, you need to take your recycling home and bring it back on another day. As I have said before, I know this is an inconvenience, but thats the way it is.
It was shortly after Memorial Day weekend and people decided to leave their recyclables all over the ground, and then we had huge winds come through. We ended up with broken glass all around the containers, and the recyclables flew all over the property and into the canyon. My KHSB board members and I spent two hours cleaning the area up and taking non-recyclable things home to our personal garbage to throw away.
A magic recycling fairy does not swoop down and clean up your mess. Other people who care clean up the mess, like the lady who has such bad emphysema that she had to lean against the containers to get her breath but who still insisted on helping one of my board members clean up the recycling area one day.
If you would like to speak to me in person or show your support for recycling, please come to KHSBs 3rd of July Dinner at the American Legion from 5 C 7:30 p.m., before the Street Dance. Well be serving a wonderful menu of chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn on the cob, and salads.We welcome all those interested in becoming distributors for our Offering High Rug cleaning Services. In addition, were having a Chocolate Chip Cookie contest for your dessert. Come and sample all of the cookies and then place your vote.
Rarrick conducted the internal investigation after Barton was found dead in his cell the night of April 13. The report noted the coroner concluded Barton died from an overdose of heroin and the drugs Barton was prescribed for depression, hypertension and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Barton, Rarricks report concluded, hoarded his prescription medication that he then ground up and snorted. Hours before he died, Barton had a bloody nose, telling jailers it was because of dry air in his pod. Documents show Barton also had codeine and morphine in his system when he died.
There was no suicide note, nor any indication that he was contemplating taking his own life. It appears that James Barton was looking to get high on his own accord and that high took his life, Rarrick wrote.
The Republic Services of Montana workers complained of headaches and nausea, and were treated and released at St. Patrick Hospital for exposure to a gas coming from Thursday mornings trash pickup in the middle Rattlesnake area,We Best Carpet Cleaning Services with competitive price and first-class service. Travis Ross said.
The gas was created when bleach and liquid fertilizer mixed in the garbage truck after being compacted, said Ross, an environmental health specialist with the health department.
No one was hurt in a similar occurrence on Wednesday when muriatic acid reacted to cause strong fumes in a trash bin off Scott Street, Ross said. A passer-by caught a whiff and called 9-1-1. Police, fire and health department personnel responded, isolated the acid, and secured and transported it for safe disposal.
The Missoula landfill was closed for nearly an hour Thursday while the hazmat team worked to stop the reaction that sent the two workers to the hospital.
Not only are these incidents reminders of the dangers to citizens who use and dispose of them, but they also highlight the safety risk to workers who handle the waste and the first responders who are responsible for identifying the chemicals and determining how to stabilize them, Missoula Rural Battalion Chief Dan Merritt said Tuesday.
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