I was excited when I heard that the city was going to be picking up large junk last week.
I had been storing more than 2 things in the garage that I wanted to get rid of & looked forward to having the extra space to use for something else.
When the day arrived I was surprised to see that they left more than 2 items at the curb. When I went to inspect what was there I realized that it was two portable boilers & one of the small window air conditioners. I called & wondered why they had left these items. They said that they were not authorized to option up anything that had to do with heating or cooling. They said that more than 2 of these items contain dangerous chemicals or materials that were not allowed in landfills. I was surprised by this even though I know it made sense. There are places that recycle these items but you need to pay them for the disposal. Government regulations require that these items be respectfully broken down or neutralized so that they are not harmful to the environment & these facilities have the ability to do that, then i was not happy about paying for these services but at least I now have extra space in the garage & know better in the future & how to get rid of those types of items. This will also affect what I purchase in the future because I will always feel about how I will dispose of that current item in the event that it breaks or is no longer of use to me.