Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Trash Generation/Dumpsters in Cohousing

[pattymara (pattymara]

On Wed, 21 Aug 2002 05:31:26 -0500 Diane Simpson <coho [at] theworld.com>
writes:
> Are there any of you out in coho-land that use a dumpster? 

Yes.  Tierra Nueva has a dumpster.

>Do you  feel it  was necessary to go that route? 

I believe it was decided for us by our trash company. We like having it,
especially now that the vines are beginning to cover up the enclosure.

>How big is your community?

27 homes on five acres.

Additionally we have green waste barrels on wheels (6-10) and recycling
barrels on wheels (6).  All of them get stuffed to the gills weekly. 
Further, we have a member who has taken on the role of trash queen, and
has designated her carport for giveaways to the thrift store and plastic
bag recyling.  Her name is Steph Wald, and we call the carport Wald-Mart.
 

Trash is a huge issue.  We are brainstorming ways to find a suitable home
for the myriad of barrels we have which greet each visitor as they first
approach our site.  It has never felt right to me that the first thing
one sees when entering the driveway is the trash barrels and dumpster. 
But as many of you know, munincipal waste companies and fire department
regulations have a lot to say about where things must be placed on a site
plan.   Fortunately we do have a fenced water recharge basin (also
required by the county) at the foot of the driveway which we hope to
retrofit with a deck which could house the recycling and green waste
barrels.

Patty Mara Gourley
Tierra Nueva, central CA coast















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