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handeaux · 4 years ago

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A Brief History Of Garbage In Cincinnati: From Porkopolis To Mount Rumpke

In the beginning, Cincinnati had no garbage. Really.

The Porkopolis hogs took care of pretty much everything. The system was neat and efficient and, to a particular English visitor, grotesquely horrifying. In her 1832 screed, “Domestic Manners of the Americans,” the formidable Fanny Trollope relates her dismay, on taking rooms in Cincinnati, to discover no rubbish cart, “no pump, no cistern, no drain of any kind,” to dispose of garbage. Her landlord informed her that Cincinnatians threw everything in the middle of the street for porcine consumption. With a shudder, she agreed the system worked:

“In truth, the pigs are constantly seen doing Herculean service in this way through every quarter of the city ; and though it is not very agreeable to live surrounded by herds of these unsavoury animals, it is well they are so numerous, and so active in their capacity of scavengers, for without them the streets would soon be choked up with all sorts of substances in every stage of decomposition.”

The Civil War was imminent before Cincinnati surrendered to the idea that maybe having droves of hogs fulfilling municipal sanitary functions might be somewhat less than optimal. A city report of 1862 records the decision to organize rubbish removal:

“About two years since, the City Council were seriously exorcised about the system then used in cleaning streets, and they passed an ordinance compelling the occupants of houses to place their ashes and garbage in separate vessels, so that, during the summer months especially, they could be frequently removed.”

Notice the distinction between ashes and garbage. In 1862, “garbage” was largely organic food waste, while “ashes” referred to mineral refuse. Ashes were consigned to two destinations – dumped in the Ohio River, or dumped in valleys and gullies around the city.

Organic matter, whether vegetable (what we might call “compost”) or animal, what our ancestors called “offal,” was commercially valuable. People bid to pay Cincinnati to haul away garbage. Thar’s gold in them thar garbage cans! Henry & Kate Ford, in their 1881 history of Cincinnati, report that the winning 1866 bidder to head the Cincinnati Street Cleaning Department had to pay the city for the privilege:

“Colonel A. M. Robinson was appointed superintendent of streets, by whom a contract was made with George Thompson, by which he paid three thousand dollars a year into the city treasury, in consideration for the house offal and animal garbage he was to collect from the streets.”

Within 20 years, a Cincinnati guide book boasted about the profitable qualities of Queen City garbage:

“The Cincinnati Fertilizer Company has its sheds on the Ohio and Mississippi and Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis, and Chicago Railroads, six miles west of the city, on the river-bank. By a contract with the city this company gathers and consumes all the garbage, offal, and dead animals found within the city limits. These are manufactured into a fertilizer, soap-grease, bone-dust, etc., and shipped to the South, East, and to Europe. The enterprise is quite profitable, both to the city and the Fertilizer Company.”

The problem, as always, was the obstreperous householder who could not comprehend the instructions to separate ash from garbage. Comingled refuse clogged the fertilizer factory and had to be dumped somewhere – usually in any convenient valley or gully, where it stank bodaciously. The 1916 “Citizen’s Book” chastised those who mixed refuse:

“By the selection of galvanized iron receptacles, reasonably uniform in size and appearance, and with water-tight and dogproof lids, citizens can add materially to the efficiency of this work in preventing unhealthful conditions. Also, contrary to ordinance, many people mix ashes with the garbage, with the result that the mixture is rejected by the contractor, and it is hauled to dumps by the city, thereby creating a local nuisance.”

Where were these city dumps? Due to Cincinnati’s hilly terrain, they were pretty much everywhere. Not only did Cincinnati’s random dumps stink, they regularly caught on fire. Here is the 1898 city report:

“Owing to the topography of the city, it has been found expedient, and in many instances wise, for the city to use some of the low grounds and old ravines for dumping ashes, cinders, and such refuse. The careless mixture of garbage and various animal and vegetable debris, not suitable for these dumps, has led to their abuse. As a result, the dumps, in some instances, are a very great annoyance. The dreadful odors arising from them are not only destructive of comfort, but deleterious to the health of persons living near them or to those compelled to pass them.”

Remember, Cincinnati labored until the 1920s under the machine rule of Boss Cox for whom garbage collection became a political plum bestowed upon the highest bidder. Finally, under Charter Government, Cincinnati established a city-wide network of incinerators. If it burned, it went into the incinerator. If it didn’t burn it went into the Gest Street Dump next to the Millcreek. The incinerator system survived for almost 50 years.

Cincinnati wasn’t the only garbage producer in the area. Cheviot had its own dump out on South Road. Dumps in West Chester, Loveland, Arlington Heights, St. Bernard and Sharonville swallowed untold tons of refuse.

Finally, every municipality for miles around signed contracts with a Carthage pig farmer named Bill “Sweet William” Rumpke. Garbage was gold to Bill Rumpke. He earned as much as $20,000 a month in the 1950s to haul garbage to his pig farm, where 600 hogs ate what they could and the rest got sold for scrap. Cincinnati garbage had come full circle, back to the pigs.

Eventually pushed outside the city limits by a horde of NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) activists, Rumpke (and his pigs) ended up in Colerain Township, creating the foundations for Mount Rumpke – now the tallest point in Hamilton County.

In the 1970s, environmental regulations caught up with Cincinnati’s incinerator system. All of them were shut down, and all of Cincinnati’s garbage, like all of our municipal neighbors, ended up in Bill Rumpke’s Colerain landfill.

Now, it’s not ashes and offal that get separated, but common trash from recyclables.

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whatdoesshedotothem · 4 years ago

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Monday 9 April 1838: SH:7/ML/E/21/0073

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finish morning dry – F41° at 9 am breakfast at 9 20 having sat reading a page or 2 of Bakewells’ geology to p. 53. off at 10 to Sun wood quarry to meet SW. about the quarry road making should have been there at 10 – arrived at 10 50 interrupted in going – saw George Naylor sawing up old oak at Listerwick E. pit sawign pit for frame for top of tubbing – and then stopt by Joshua Mann who had set 2 men baring rubbish off stone at Hipperholme quarry – settled with SW. about the road – about 20 yards length to be made as agreed for 18/. SW. said 15/. Hartley said 20/. – agreed to give 18/. – Hardcastle there – SW. valued the damages I had done his land in making my fence-wall round the wood – 600 yards land damages at 1/2d. = 25/. Hardcastle asked 30/. well said SW. there will be seeds and a bit of tillage, so without a word I gave H- a sovereign and ½ - then with SW. at Hipperholme quarry till A- rode past – went off with her to Brooks’ farm – had Sternwhite with us – his proposal for the farm the house to be turned into a ladies’ boarding school and kept by his unmarried son and daughter! Mr. Beaumont had just before applied to A- for the place – with A- till near one – then returned by Listerwick pit and then down from there to the meer – Robert Mann + 5 at the meer-embankment breach making up – George Naylors’ cart leading clay to the great sycamore one filler – It seems part of the Northgate rubbish came the shop-site (in my own hands whence the rubbish was not necessary to be removed) – and Greenwood now had it full of stones and hewers! – I said he had no leave from me – I should go and see about this, and after coming home for a moment off I went by the back road down the new bank to Northgate – true enough G- had made a regular masons’ yard of the place – one mason hewing – asked by whose orders – G-‘s – I said I should have all the stone off from there – went off for Booth – saw his foreman Edward – he thought G- had leave – no! gave orders about the wall at the top of the top court – when it was got up to the height of the square of the adjoining stable ordered pillars of walling to be carried up against the windows and the street-ends to be walled up – apologized to Mr. Crossland for G-‘s having set masons to work there – C- thought G- had my leave – certainly not – then went in to Mrs. Crossland, and looked over the house with her – neatly furnished – they have already about ten servants – left with Mrs. C- ½ sovereign for them – home a few minutes before 4 – found Booth here – explained about G- said I held B- responsible for getting all the stones cleared off and the doors locked as soon as possible – G- had told B- he had taken the place!!! this an absolute [?] – said he had asked my leave to put a long or two of mahogany there – but I had said I meant Mr. Crossland to have the use of this bit if anybody had – that I would think about it, and at any rate speak to Mr. C- 1st – G- said he should have the taxes to pay for it; but to be sure that would not be much – as it is, I will tell SW. to get the taxes of this shop-site entered in my name – and G- shall neither put mahogany nor anything else there – Mr. Crossland was coming up to Shibden hall about lighting the casino – I saw he wanted me to be at the expense of this – which I declined saying that I had calculated for a loss upon the place which I should have thought sufficient – but it had been quadrupled, and I really should be at no more expense that could possibly be avoided – talked over the Engine house with B- his estate £136.10.0!!! 50 roods double walling at 25/. – reckoning 9/. for lime and sand and labour of walling and 16/. for stone and carting – from Sun wood quarry to Listerwick pit a cart would go six times a day (only went 10 times from Hipperholme quarry to the wheelrace) and one horse could only carry ¼ rood or 2 rows at a time up that hill and should have 5/6 a day for stone leading – had paid that to Simeon Shaw – but said one horse might take 3 rows to the bottom of the hill than throw one row off and pick the stone up again at last – he reckoned

worth of the stone per rood 3.0.

getting 3.0

dressing (insides 3/. outsides 7/.) say ½ and ½ 5.0

carting 6 times a day 2 rows at a time = 1 ½ rood for 5/6 = per rood 3.8

14.8 + 9/. = 24/8 value of a rood of walling –

B- calculated chimney 3ft. wide and 4ft. high to the [?] of the arch labour of walling and lime and sand 4/6 per running yard and stone 5/. per ditto ditto – stuff taking out 6ft. wide and 6ft. deep at 4d. per cube yard = ¼ per running yard and carting away and damages say altogether ¼ + 3/8 =5/. + 9/6 = say 15 shillings per running for 50 yards of chimney – but say 50 yards chimney at 20/. .:. £136 + £12 for the roof + 50 for the chimney = £198 say £200 for the engine house

mentioned to B- the idea that came into my head this morning or last night of carrying the chimney gradually up along the back of a line of cottages – say 6 cottages 6 yards = 36 yards length of chimney – B- thought he could perhaps turn me the key of the cottages at £60 each and they ought to let for £4.10.0 each at least – say £5 each –

60x60 = £360 for £30 per annum or at least £27 per annum – this to be considered about – then after having kept them waiting sometime had in Messrs. Holt and Garforth – on calculating it seemed that the endless chain would be 60x4 =240 yards – each link would weigh 4lbs. at 7d. of which 3 links or 12 lbs. = 1 yard in length or 7/. per yard

or 240 yards at 7/. = £84

engine 240

extra work by Garforth 40

Boiler 55

Boiler house and chimney 200

619

I said £619 was terrible – Garforth then said he had been at Colne to see a new concern, and mentioned some improvements – he thought an endless chain very expensive and not so good as he [the] way he had seen – there would be a great deal of strain on the endless chain – G- explained – could pull 1 corve per minute his way, and there would be no harm to the engine in stopping it at every corve landing – there was a little contrivance for merely throwing the corve pulling part out of geer without disturbing the engine – All agreed this plan was the best – it seemed as it would save £100 – G-s former estate would then stand good engine £240 all the rest of his job £95 head geer about £25 to £30 – Boiler £55 engine house and chimney £200 = £620! how is this – I see no saving in it – However G- to send a fresh plan to Booth on Thursday and they (G- and B-) and Holt to be he [here] at 3pm on Saturday next to see if we can settle the matter – Called Holt out – told him this was terrible – the Manns job would cost £500 more and this + £600 would make the outlay

240

200

620

SH:7/ML/E/21/0074

the outlay on the colliery = £5500 – he had best talk to John Oates and see what he H- or they could afford to guarantee me per acre – H- said more than 4 acres a year could not be sold – I said – no! but could 3 acres a year be sold – I wanted to know whether I should be paid before I threw away more money – I ought to have £150 per acre for my coal – this was always talked off even in the business with Mr. Norris – and I ought to have 10 pc. on outlay – that on 3 acres = £450 + £550 = £100 a year – H- to consider of this – I would rather avoid a public letting if I could – but I really must do some way – A- [H-] to be here on Wednesday afternoon and let me know the result of his consideration – A- saw him gave him the measurements for which Illingworth had to pay acreage and desired Holt to make out the account of what was done and told him to see on Wednesday what Mrs. Walker (of Lidget) ought to pay for A-‘s allowing Hinscliffe to put Hannah W-‘s coal up at A-‘s pit – It was near 7 when they all went – dressed – dinner at 7 5 unlucky just before leaving the dining room laughed and said nobody flattered me so little or scolded me so much as she did she said I had said enough she would consider of it and got wrong from that moment we came into the north parlour and from then to now from leaving the dining room to now 10 20 except a minute in the west tower the framing against the stairs fixed up today – the end top pannel put in and the floor of the cupboards laid, but no more – A- went to bed at 10 10 leaving me to make coffee for myself – had 2 cups as usual and came upstairs at 10 25 at which hour F35° - finish but dullish day –went in to A- found her in bed and Cookson curling her hair asked if she would some hot wine and water no was the answer in that well known tone of temper I cannot now mistake surely it is impossible to get on with her but I really take it calmly nowadays – sat reading ½ hour from p. 53 to 67 Bakewells’ geology till 11 5 –

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CATHOLIC CHURCH'S EARLY DAYS IN KEY WEST

It was the late 1840s. Catholics a small group in Key West. Priests non-existent.

Prior to that time, a priest would suddenly appear unannounced. One or two times a year to administer the Sacraments.

Such is all that is available historically re the Catholic Church into the 1840s. No records were kept.

Key West was in the Diocese of Savannah, Georgia. Key West was the out post of the Catholic Church in the southern U.S.

Key West’s first Mass was celebrated on October 10, 1846. A priest from Havana said the Mass. It was celebrated in City Hall.

City Hall at the time was in a 2 story building erected over the water at the foot of Duval Street. The first floor of the building was a meat and fish market. The second floor City Hall.

The first Catholic Church was built on the southwest side of Duval about 100 feet from the corner of Eaton. The Church was dedicated in 1852. It was named the Church of St. Mary, Star of the Sea.

The building was enlarged in 1870 at which time a large pipe organ was installed.

The coronavirus of today was the scarlet fever of that time. The presence of the constructed Church meant priests were sent to service the Church and Catholics Key West. The priests ministered to all afflicted with scarlet fever. Four priests died between 1861 and 1879 as a result of the fever.

Blacks in those early days were referred to as Negroes. Many members of the Church’s early congregation. Some free, some slaves.

Segregation existed in Key West back then. No human family as yet. The Negroes were assigned a part of the Church separated from the whites. The house of God segregated.

A sparse but informative history. Not much more exists.

Sir Walter Scott in 1808 in the epic poem Marmion: A Tale of Flooden Field wrote “Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.”

History’s shorten version: “Oh the web we weave, when first we seek to deceive.” The today version is in every trial lawyer’s stock in trade. I used it in summing up to a jury many many times. Caught a witness lying and threw the lie in his face with the words. Words a jury understood.

Matt Gaetz is tangling himself in a web. In a mere 48 hours. Every time he opens his mouth.

He better get a lawyer. And fast!

I am not going to run through each story he has rendered. Gaetz is much like the man he greatly admired. As with Trump, Gaetz’s story keeps changing every time he speaks. A word of truth surrounded by fabrication. The most recent the orgy added to the $25 million extortion plot and a U.S. hostage.

Last I read somewhere this morning, he claims the 17 year old girl does not exist.

One thing is obvious in the George Floyd murder trial. The defendant police officer Derek Chauvin better get new lawyers. His present ones are inept.

The defense team is permitting the prosecution to “get away with murder.”

Rules govern the type of questions an attorney may ask. If a question is out of line, opposing counsel will object and the judge will prohibit the question from being answered.

I have been watching parts of the trial. One thing is obvious. Chauvin’s counsel do not know when to object.

Many of the prosecution’s questions are leading. A no no.

Another type question goes to a witness’ state of mind. A witness may only testify to what the witness saw or heard. Many of the questions are framed in what did you think verbiage. Another no no. What a person thinks is not admissible in evidence. Think is not a fact. The thought subject to creation, change, etc. following an event. Does not portray the event based on having been seen or heard.

Sao Paulo, Brazil devised a new way the people of a community could prove loudly and clearly they thought their political leaders were full of it, doing an inept job, etc.

It was 1959. Students in Sao Paulo were tired of the city’s overflowing sewers and inflated prices. A city council election was being held. The students decided to run a campaign to elect a rhinoceros.

The rhinoceros won! Big time! By 90,000 votes! The people had expressed themselves!

The rhino’s name was Cacareco. A female. Her name in Portugese translated in English to “rubbish.” It was no bar to her election.

Elections a bit different in Brazil at the time. There were 540 candidates for 45 seats. Cacareco got 100,00 votes. Her nearest competitor 10,000.

Absolutely a protest vote!

The lady was not permitted to serve. She was animal and not human. Never the less, the students made a point.

Baseball opening day! Most of America excited. Considered by many to be the national sport.

Around 2 this morning, it was thought there was a problem at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. What appeared to be an explosive device was found outside between Terminals 2 and 3.

The airport was immediately closed down All flights placed on hold. All roads into the Airport closed.

It was determined at 7 this morning that whatever found was not an explosive. Everything back to normal. Except for many of he travelers who are stuck with rescheduling.

When I was young (up through high school), Easter Sunday was an event. Everyone dressed for church. Men wore suits. Even young Louis. Going to and returning from Church was like an Easter parade. Actually, it was.

Key West is holding its annual Easter Parade and brunch this Sunday. The public is invited.

The Parade will begin at noon. Begins at the Curry Mansion. Everyone will walk down Duval to La Te Da. For those who want to brunch, one will be available at La Te Da.

Ladies are invited to wear Easter bonnets. Men and women Easter finery.

Enjoy!

I continue to advise Florida’s Governor DeSantis is incompetent. Totally inept. For real.

About 10 days ago and just before Spring Break. he removed all COVID-19 restrictions. As he said, he was opening Florida to business.

Stupid because Florida has almost consistently the past several months been in the top three states infection wise.

It was announced yesterday that Florida presently has the most B.1.1.7 variant cases.

The variant cases are spreading through the U.S. like wildfire.

Florida has 11,500 cases of the variant.

The CDC announced this week also that a surge in new cases is expected. I believe Florida will see a definite increase in virus cases.

Thank you, Governor DeSantis!

Here I go again. Harry Truman loved Key West and Key West loves Harry Truman. His town. The same as Ernest Hemingway’s.

On this day in 1950, Truman’s wife Bess and daughter Margaret joined him at the Little White House.

Enjoy your day!

CATHOLIC CHURCH’S EARLY DAYS IN KEY WEST was originally published on Key West Lou

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opedguy · 4 years ago

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Never Trumpers Back in 2020

LOS ANGELES (OnlineColumnist.com), June 4, 2020.--Never Trumpers, once led by the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz), Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R-Fl.), and a group of outdated conservative writers like 67-year-old William Kristol and 79-year-old George Will, finds a new voice close to the White House in 56-year-old husband of Trump senior adviser Kellyanne Conway, George. What’s hard to believe that Trump, who prides himself about his vigilance on leaking, continues to employ Kellyanne, believing she doesn’t leak to her husband. How that works in anyone’s guess but Trump obviously believes he can trust Kellyanne. Formalized for fund-raising purposes as “The Lincoln Project,” it’s a same never-Trump group, that couldn’t fathom that an outsider, apolitical type like Trump could beat Hillary. Now finding himself 10-points behind 77-year-old former Vice President and presumptive Democrat nominee Joe Biden, never-Trumpers smell blood.

Trump’s haters despise him for fighting back on Twitter, calling them out frequently for being has-beens, losers in the conservative movement, that lost eight years with former President Barack Obama. Never Trumpers were all part of the conspiracy to prevent Trump from becoming president, joining former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in pushing her bogus “dossier,” assembled by a known con artist former British MI6 Agent Christopher Steele for Hillary and the Democratic National Committee. But before Hillary or the Democratic National Committee [DNC] got their hands on it, the never-Trumpers started the “dirty dossier.” Knowing it was utter rubbish from the get-go, never Trumpers like Kristol, Will and now Conway, all backed former FBI Director James Comey’s counterintelligence investigation in 2016 into Trump’s alleged ties with Russia.

No, the intellectually phony crowd didn’t care that the dossier was filled with outright lies or Russian disinformation, anything was good as long as it helped Hillary win the 2016 election. Once Hillary lost, the balloon popped for Kristol and Will but mainly because their conservative ideas went into the dustbin. Trump offered conservatives the vigor to take on liberals on Capitol Hill and elsewhere, something never Trumpers couldn’t do. Never Trumpers didn’t care about taking the White House back, they only cared about defeating Trump. Now former Defense Secretary Gen. James Mattis and Gen. Mike Allen join the never Trump crowd, all because they couldn’t push Trump around. Unlike Obama, Trump thinks for himself on military matters, challenging his generals to think out of the decades old box of investing U.S. blood-and-treasure fighting Mideast wars.

Mattis and Allen, after all, backed Obama’s eight-year-old-proxy war against Syiran President Baahar al-Assad. Once Russian President Vladimir Putin joined the fight Sept. 30, 2015 to save al-Assad, Mattis and Allen doubled down, giving millions of taxpayers cash-and-arms to Syrian rebel groups. While they had their favorite rebel groups, Obama’s Defense Department had no clue in whose hands U.S. cash-and-arms were falling, including al-Qaeda and the Islamic State. “When Donald Trump came out of hiding this week, he didn’t do it to bring us together or heal the nation,” said a video from the Lincoln Project. “He wasn’t there to offer words of calm and comfort. Instead he became what we always feared, evoked the worst of our past, threatened our governors and states.” Trump gave a stern warning June 1 to rioters, looters, arsonists and anarchists about their ongoing destruction.

Trump’s supposed to give words of “calm and comfort,” when anarchists torch the historic St. John’s Episcopal Church or deface the Lincoln Memorial with graffiti. Never Trumpers find anything, good, bad or indifferent, to attack Trump, not mattering what he says or does. Lincoln Project’s group of has-been writers love getting disgruntled former Trump employees to denounce the president. Listening to Mattis and Allen you’d think Trump had made a deal with the devil. They were all big backers while working for Trump in the Russian hoax, pushed by Hillary, the anti-Trump crowd then the 22-month, $40 million Mueller Special Counsel investigation to discredit Trump. Mathis and Allens were equally culpable working for the Trump White House as subversives working for the Obama administration trying to get Hillary elected in 2016, then Trump removed from office.

Trump’s fighting an uphill battle for reelection, fighting Democrats and battling splinter right wing groups that want him out of office. Kelleanne Conway’s husband George leads the anti-Trump charge heading into the November election. They all despise Trump because they’ve been outed by Trump as has-beens, losers no longer capable of leading the GOP. Getting hit with a double-whammy of Covid-19 tanking the economy and now nationwide race riots, Trump’s chances of beating Biden have gotten a whole lot harder. If there were ever death by a thousand cuts, it’s Trump heading into the November election. Too much bad news has engulfed the airwaves, something certain Fox News hosts and conservative talk radio hosts can’t reverse. With the media piling on, middle of the road voters can’t help but get swept up in the constant anti-Trump drumbeat, hurting his chances in November.

About the Author

John M. Curtis writes politically neutral commentary analyzing spin in national and global news. He’s editor of OnlineColumnist.com and author of Dodging The Bullet and Operation Charisma.

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rubbishremoval95 · 1 month ago

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The Benefits of Using Mobile Skip Bins in Sydney CBD for Your Waste Management Needs

Waste management can be complicated, especially in densely populated urban areas like Sydney’s Central Business District (CBD). Whether overseeing a home renovation, managing waste for your business, or simply decluttering, finding an efficient and practical solution for waste disposal is crucial. One option that has been growing in popularity is mobile skip bins in Sydney CBD. These versatile bins offer a range of benefits that make them an excellent choice for residential and commercial waste management. Let’s explore why mobile skip bins are becoming the go-to solution for many Sydneysiders.

Convenient and Flexible

One of the most significant advantages of mobile skip bins is their convenience. Unlike traditional skips, mobile skip bins are mounted on trailers, making them easy to transport and position. This flexibility is particularly important in the CBD, where space is often limited, and parking or positioning a regular skip on the road can be challenging.

With mobile skip bins, you can deliver the bin to your exact location, even in tight spaces like car parks or alleyways. Once you’re finished, the service provider can simply tow it away, saving you the hassle of dealing with permits or roadblocks. This ease of use makes them perfect for busy urban environments where time and space are at a premium.

No Need for Council Permits

In cities like Sydney, placing a traditional skip bin on a public road or footpath often requires a council permit. This process can take time and add extra costs to your project. However, mobile skip bins in Sydney CBD are mounted on trailers, so they are considered vehicles rather than static objects. In most cases, you won’t need a council permit to position them on public roads or driveways.

This is a game-changer for those working on short-term projects or who need a quick and efficient waste solution without bureaucratic red tape. You’ll also avoid potential fines or the stress of navigating local regulations, which can be particularly stringent in the CBD.

Eco-Friendly Waste Disposal

Responsible waste management is more critical than ever as we become more conscious of our environmental impact. Many mobile skip bin providers in Sydney CBD prioritise sustainable practices, ensuring that a significant portion of the waste they collect is recycled or disposed of responsibly.

Before choosing your service, always ask about their recycling policies. Most reputable companies will sort the waste to separate recyclable materials from general waste. This not only helps to reduce landfills but also supports Sydney’s broader environmental goals. Using mobile skip bins in Sydney CBD can contribute to a greener future while efficiently managing your waste.

Ideal for a Range of Projects

Mobile skip bins are extremely versatile, making them suitable for various waste management needs. They can handle everything from household rubbish to construction debris, making them ideal for:

Home Renovations: If you’re remodelling your flat or house, a mobile skip bin can conveniently collect all your waste, from building materials to old furniture.

Office Clear-Outs: Businesses in the Sydney CBD often need to declutter or manage waste during a move. Mobile skip bins are perfect for office clear-outs, as they can be easily placed near your building without disrupting traffic or needing a permit.

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Their mobility makes them a practical choice for any project that requires quick, efficient waste disposal.

Cost-Effective Solution

Waste management can become expensive, especially when you factor in hiring traditional skips, obtaining permits, and arranging for collection. Mobile skip bins offer a cost-effective alternative, particularly for short-term projects in the CBD. Their flexibility means you can choose the size that best fits your needs, avoiding the expense of overpaying for a large skip you don’t fully utilise.

Additionally, since there’s no need for a council permit in most cases, you can save a significant amount of money and time. Mobile skip bins are typically hired on a short-term basis, which makes them ideal for projects with a quick turnaround, further reducing costs.

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Mobile skip bins in Sydney CBD are an excellent solution for efficient and hassle-free waste management in the heart of Sydney. Their convenience, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness make them a perfect fit for residential and commercial projects. You’ll avoid the need for council permits, enjoy eco-friendly waste disposal, and benefit from the ability to place the bin exactly where you need it, even in tight spaces.

So, whether clearing out your office, renovating your home, or tackling a garden project, mobile skip bins can help you manage your waste efficiently while saving time and money.

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localbrisbaneplumber · 6 years ago

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How to Handle a Blocked Drain Adelaide

A blocked drain Adelaide is always a pain and dealing with a blockage can seem complicated if you don’t know what you’re up to.

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Identify a drain with a blockage.

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Know your responsibility for unblocking public and private drains.

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1. Clear the cover

Firstly, remove the inspection cover on the drain. If the cover is rusted shut, use a screwdriver to scrape away the rust and then lift the cover off. If your drain cover has a usable handle, tie some string or wire to it, then pull the cover open.

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Use a rod with a plunger attachment to remove the blockage – this may take several minutes of elbow grease by twisting and turning. Alternatively, you may want to try using a standard kitchen mop handle although this is unlikely to be as flexible as a purpose-made drain rod.

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Drain Responsibility

Homeowners and renters are generally responsible for their property’s drains, up to the property boundary. Your home insurance may or may not cover you for some drainage problems.

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Public and private sewers are the responsibility of waste and sewerage companies – not private homeowners or renters. You should immediately contact your water company if you encounter a problem.

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robertmcangusgroup · 7 years ago

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The Daily Thistle

The Daily Thistle – News From Scotland

Tuesday 26th September 2017

"Madainn Mhath” …Fellow Scot, I hope the day brings joy to you…. It certainly does to me, as finally my “Block” by Facebook has been removed and I can start sharing my posts again.. What a “Load of Rubbish” by Facebook, punished for posting something that didn’t match the Algorithms that they had posted.. in case you are not aware, a Human does not make the decision to Block You a machine running an Algorithm a series of code does that, which in turn also means that when you object to the decision by the Algorithm, you are totally wasting your time as you never get to text or speak to a human, in my case I was Blocked because someone objected to an already published article, but according to Facebook did not comply with their Community Standards, even though the article had been published in Facebook two years earlier.. enough said, The Daily Thistle is once again available to read and share, Thank You for all your comments….

ARREST MADE IN ROBERT BURNS VANDALISM CASE…. A 17-year-old has been arrested in connection with a vandalism attack on the final resting place of Robert Burns. It follows an investigation into a spray-painted slogan at the Burns Mausoleum and on other headstones in St Michaels Church Yard in Dumfries last weekend. Local minister, the Rev. Maurice Bond described it as “pointless vandalism.” Burns, whose works are revered around the world, was first buried in the far corner of St Michael’s churchyard in Dumfries in 1797. A simple “slab of freestone” was erected as his gravestone by Jean Armour, which some felt insulting to his memory. His body was eventually moved to its final location in the same cemetery, the Burns Mausoleum, in September 1817. Through his twelve children, Burns has over 600 living descendants as of 2012.

ANIMAL-ONLY BRIDGES TO BE BUILT OVER ABERDEEN BYPASS…. Wildlife bridges and mammal underpasses will built on the new Aberdeen bypass to ensure safe passage of animals in the North East. Badgers, deer, squirrels and hedgehogs are amongst those to benefit from the animal-only routes - the first of their kind in Scotland. Wildlife will be channelled through the crossings which replicate their own habitats, according to a report in the Press and Journal. Two dedicated ‘ecoducts’ are being constructed over the new road at Kingcausie and Kirkhill, which is surrounded by large areas of woodland habitat. In addition, another bridge across the Aberdeen Western Periphery Route at Kirkhill, which will be used by vehicles to access local forests and remote properties, will have one half of its carriageway landscaped for wildlife and equestrian use. Mammal-proof fencing will guide animals towards the bridges, providing them with safe crossing points which will join up habitats and connect colonies.

MAJORITY OF SEABIRDS ARE EATING PLASTIC, SCOTS SCIENTISTS WARN…. The vast majority of seabirds in the north-east Atlantic are likely to have eaten plastic due to the growing problem of materials dumped at sea, a report by a team of Highlands-based researchers has warned. Researchers found that of 34 seabird species investigated, 74 per cent have ingested plastic. They warned that more needs to be done to counter the threat caused by marine plastic pollution or a unique ecosystem could be damaged beyond repair. An estimated eight million tonnes of plastic gets into world oceans every year, killing and injuring marine wildlife such as seabirds, dolphins, whales and turtles. Eighty per cent reaches the ocean via rivers. Plastic production has increased 20-fold since 1964, and the amount ending up in the sea has reached shocking proportions. The paper, published in the journal Environmental Pollution, was written by scientists at North Highland College UHI’s Environmental Research Institute, part of the University of the Highland and Islands, and the RSPB Centre for Conservation Science. The authors collated data from all known studies reporting instances of plastic ingestion and nest incorporation in seabirds around northern Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, Greenland, Svalbard, the Faroes and Iceland. Dr Nina O’Hanlon, a seabird ecologist at the Thurso-based Environmental Research Institute, was one of the scientists who worked on the project.

HARRY POTTER FIRST EDITION SELLS FOR RECORD £60,000…. A rare first-edition Harry Potter book sold at auction for a record-breaking £60,000 - more than 5,000 times its original £10.99 price tag. The 223-page novel, famously written in a series of Edinburgh cafes by JK Rowling, is one of just 500 original copies of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, the first instalment in the iconic fiction series. Published by Bloomsbury in 1997, it was was purchased for £10.99 and kept in pristine condition in a private collection in the UK. But spellbound bidders in the US last week propelled the final hammer price to $81,250 (£60,211) - more than 5,000 times its original price tag. The book more than quadrupled its pre-auction estimate and set the world record for the highest price paid for an unsigned work of fiction published in the last 50 years. The previous record was held by a copy of the same book which sold for £43,750 last year - just 75 per cent of the price reached last week. Rare Books director at Heritage Auctions James Gannon said he was surprised by the record-breaking hammer price. He said: “We have sold great Harry Potter titles - not to mention chairs - in the past, but we never really paid attention to such a thing as a world record.

ANTI-TERROR BARRIERS TO BE INSTALLED IN EDINBURGH OVER CHRISTMAS…. New anti-terror barriers are set to be installed in Edinburgh city centre for up to seven weeks over the festive season due to the vast numbers of visitors expected to flood in for its Christmas and Hogmanay celebrations. Several sites around the New Town are expected to see the introduction of similar measures to those introduced around the Old Town in August. Talks have already been held between event producers Underbelly, which is in charge of the city’s Hogmanay celebrations for the first time, police chiefs and city council officials. Security was beefed up in Edinburgh in the summer in the wake of the terror attacks in London and Manchester with a barrier system “designed to prevent hostile attacks on key or busy crowded locations” introduced at Johnston Terrace. The Mound, St Giles’ Street and the Royal Mile. Several significant changes are being made to expand Edinburgh’s Christmas event, which has already seen ticket sales grow by almost 50 per cent in the past three years. Part of George Street will be closed off to traffic in the run-up to Christmas for a “frozen museum”, while General Register House, at the junction of North Bridge and Princes Street, will be turned into a giant advent calendar after dark. Other major attractions, including an open-air ice rink, the Star Flyer ride and festive markets will be returning to St Andrew Square, The Mound and a site next to the Scott Monument on Princes Street. Organisers say safety and security will be treated “extremely seriously” due to the scale and popularity of the city’s winter events. Nearly four million people were thought to have visited key sites across the city centre during last year’s winter festivals – up almost 25 per cent on the numbers going to the same events five years ago.

On that note I will say that I hope you have enjoyed the news from Scotland today,

Our look at Scotland today is of Craobh Haven Marina....

A Sincere Thank You for your company and Thank You for your likes and comments I love them and always try to reply, so please keep them coming, it's always good fun, As is my custom, I will go and get myself another mug of "Colombian" Coffee and wish you a safe Tuesday 26th September 2017 from my home on the southern coast of Spain, where the blue waters of the Alboran Sea washes the coast of Africa and Europe and the smell of the night blooming Jasmine and Honeysuckle fills the air…and a crazy old guy and his dog Bella go out for a walk at 4:00 am…on the streets of Estepona…

All good stuff....But remember it’s a dangerous world we live in

Be safe out there…

Robert McAngus

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delicatelysublimeforester · 8 years ago

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Horned Grebe Podiceps Auritus

Horned Grebe Podiceps Auritus “Members of the family of Grebes are to be found in the temperate zones of both hemispheres, beyond which they do not extend very far either to the north or south. They are usually found on ponds or large sheets of stagnant water, sometimes on deep, slow-moving streams; but always where sedges and rushes are abundant. Probably there are no birds better entitled to the name of water fowl than the Grebes—at least, observers state that they know of no others that do not on some occasions appear on dry land. It is only under the most urgent circumstances, as, for instance, when wounded, that they approach the shore, and even then they keep so close to the brink that on the slightest alarm they can at once plunge into the water. Whatever they do must be done in the water; they cannot even rise upon the wing without a preliminary rush over the surface of the lake. From dry land they cannot begin their flight. Their whole life is spent in swimming and diving. They even repose floating upon the water, and when thus asleep float as buoyantly as if they were made of cork, the legs raised to the edges of the wings, and the head comfortably buried among the feathers between the back and shoulder. Should a storm arise, they at once turn to face the blast, and are usually able, with their paddle-like feet, to maintain themselves in the same place. They dive with great facility, and make their way more swiftly when under water than when swimming at the top. When flying the long neck is stretched out straight forwards and the feet backwards. In the absence of any tail, they steer their course by means of their feet. When alarmed they instantly dive.

Their food consists of small fishes, insects, frogs, and tadpoles. Grebes are peculiar in their manner of breeding. They live in pairs, and are very affectionate, keeping in each other’s company during their migrations, and always returning together to the same pond. The nest is a floating one, a mass of wet weeds, in which the eggs are not only kept damp, but in the water. The weeds used in building the nests are procured by diving, and put together so as to resemble a floating heap of rubbish, and fastened to some old upright reeds. The eggs are from three to six, at first greenish white in color, but soon become dirty, and are then of a yellowish red or olive-brown tint, sometimes marbled.

The male and female both sit upon the nest, and the young are hatched in three weeks. From the first moment they are able to swim, and in a few days to dive. Having once quitted the nest they seldom return to it, a comfortable resting and sleeping place being afforded them on the backs of their parents. “It is a treat to watch the little family as now one, now another of the young brood, tired with the exertion of swimming or of struggling against the rippling water, mount as to a resting place on their mother’s back; to see how gently, when they have recovered their strength, she returns them to the water; to hear the anxious, plaintive notes of the little warblers when they have ventured too far from the nest; to see their food laid before them by the old birds; or to witness the tenderness with which they are taught to dive.Col. F. M. Woodruff.”

Designated Special Concern by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada COSEWIC, “because over 90% of this bird’s breeding grounds are within Western Canadian wetlands, the continued destruction of marshes and waterways is a major threat to the survival of this species.”Nature Canada “Threats include degradation of wetland breeding habitat, droughts, increasing populations of nest predators (mostly in the Prairies), and oil spills on their wintering grounds in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. COSEWIC”

“The global population has been declined by 30% over the last three decades and by 79% within North America. Within 1985 and 2001, grassland and wetland drainage amounted to 5% global habitat loss. Due to global declines, the Horned Grebe has been unlisted from least concern to vulnerable resulting in conservation and research action plans.*”

According to the Ministry of the Environment, A breeding bird or breeding Grebe colony is protected May 15 through to July 15 of the year, foot traffic, and other low disturbances must maintain a distance of 100 meters. Medium disturbances such as vehicles and ATVs as well as high disturbances, roads, drilling both must maintain a distance of 200m from loons and any Colonial Nesting Grebes. The Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area and the Afforestation Area formerly known as George Genereux Park are both located in the West Swale which drains into the South Saskatchewan River at Yorath Island/Maple Grove.

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

Nature Canada suggests:

“Tell elected officials that you support the protection of at least half of Canada’s Boreal forest.” “The eco-system of a forest is very fragile. It is very easily upset. This would be a fifth reason why tree cover should be maintained…It is not enough for a mayor to put on his chain and plant a tree but he must plant forest trees for our lives”~Richard St. Barbe Baker The afforestation areas of Saskatoon are a vital heritage site, and a true testament to the Parks Department of Saskatoon.

Dan Kraus,Weston conservation scientist and senior director of conservation program development for the Nature Conservancy of Canada, writes about the temperate prairies, and the endangered grasslands ~ the World’s most endangered eco-system. So it certainly would not hurt to tell your elected officials that you support the protection, as well, of the native grasslands of the West Swale, including those of the Afforestation area formerly known as George Genereux Urban Regional Park, and the native grasslands of the Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area.

“When viewed in the context of our climate and geological history, it is evident that prairie wetlands are integral and irreplaceable parts of the Saskatchewan landscape.The challenge is to find a place for these wetlands in our social, economic and land-use systems – a place where their protection and conservation is assured by their inherent value.Managing Saskatchewan’s Wetlands Is there not truly a great symbiosis between woodlands, grasslands and wetlands?

“Advocate for greater protection of Important Bird Areas (IBA) in your community and across the country.”

“Learn more about IBAs.” Do you consider Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area, the West Swale, and the many and several wetlands around Chappell Marsh an important bird area? Chappell Marsh is huge, extending from Chappell Marsh Conservation Area managed by Ducks Unlimited, into Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area managed by the City of Saskatoon and the Meewasin Valley.

“Stay informed about endangered birds and other species”

“Thousands of volunteers have helped conserve Important Bird Areas by surveying bird populations, building nest boxes, erecting signs, removing invasive species, planting native grasses, and promoting awareness of the value of wildlife.”

What will you do?

From the account above, can you recognize the Horned Grebe, now on your travels into the Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area, and around about the West Swale wetlands, the series of marshes alongside Chappell Marsh?

1./ Learn.

2./ Experience

3./ Do Something: ***

The elected officials are:

The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau,, P.C., M.P., Prime Minister of Canada, Ottawa

The Honourable Catherine McKenna Minister of Environment and Climate Change

Her Honour the Honourable Vaughn Solomon Schofield, S.O.M., S.V.M., Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan

Honorable Sheri Benson, Member of Parliament Constituency:Saskatoon West Email:[email protected]

The Honourable Brad Wall, Premier of Saskatchewan. Email [email protected]

Ms. Jennifer Campeau. Saskatchewan Party Saskatoon Fairview ~ representing the regions for the West Swale and Afforestation areas. Members of the Legislative Assembly. [email protected]

His Worship Mayor Charlie Clark

Saskatoon City Councillors. Ward 2 – Councillor Hilary Gough and Ward 3 – Councillor Ann Iwanchuk

Shaping Saskatoon Email communications Division

“From water and earth we came, and the future of mankind on this planet will be determined by respectful or disrespectful treatment of these basic elements.

Water must be a basic consideration in everything: forestry, agriculture and industry. The forest is the mother of the rivers. First we must restore the tree cover to fix the soil, prevent too quick run-off, and steady springs, streams and rivers. We must restore the natural motion of our rivers and, in so doing, we shall restore their vitalizing functions. A river flowing naturally, with its bends, broads and narrows, has the motion of the blood in our arteries, with its inward rotation, tension and relaxation.” ~Richard St. Barbe Baker

BIBLIOGRAPHY: Collins, Henry Hill Editor. Harper and Row’s Complete Field Guide to North American Wildlife. Harper and Row Publishers. New York. 1981. ISBN 0-06-181163-7 page 12. Continuing Horned Grebe and Snow Buntings sullivancountybirder, Sullivan & Delaware County Birder’s Blog

COSEWIC Assessment and Status Report on the Horned Grebe Podiceps Auritus. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. COSEWIC. 2009. COSEWIC assessment and status report on the Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus Western population and Magdalen Islands population, in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. vii + 42 pp. (www.sararegistry.gc.ca/ status/status_e.cfm)

Audubon Mural Project 2016. New York, NY. Bird #20: Horned Grebe: Giannina Gutierrez. Aug 13, 2016 street artstreet artistsNew York

David Krughoff’s Horned Grebe Prairies North Magazine.

Horned Grebe v.s. Highways. CBC.ca The Afternoon Edition. [Saskatchewan Highways and infrastructure have run into a different kind of roadblock at the site of one of their construction projects: the Horned Grebe.]

Horned Grebe. All About Birds Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Horned Grebe Audubon Field Guide

October birding around Victoria on a wonderful weekend hazel, FOSSILS & FAUNA Dec 4, 2016 birdsbcnature

Horned Grebe videos, photos, and facts. Podiceps auritus. |ARKive

Species Profile Horned Grebe Western population Species at Risk Public Registry. SARA Government of Canada.

Species Profile Horned Grebe Species at Risk Public Registry. SARA Government of Canada.

Horned Grebe Bird Web.

Horned Grebe: Life History All About Birds.

Horned Grebe Bird Watcher’s Digest.

Horned Grebe. Birdinginformation.com

Horned Grebe Wikipedia.

Peterson, Roger Tory. A Field Guide to Western Birds. A completely new guide to Field Marks of All Species Found in North America West of the 100th Meridian and North of Mexico. Peterson Field Guides. Third Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company Boston. 1990. ISBN 0-395-51749-4. page 26

Nature Canada ~ Horned Grebe Species Spotlight

Sibley, David Allen. Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America. Alfred A. Knopf, New York. 2003. ISBN 0-679-45121-8. Page 30.

For more information:

Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area is located in Saskatoon, SK, CA north of Cedar Villa Road, within city limits, in the furthest south west area of the city. Wikimapia Map: type in Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area Google Maps South West Off Leash area location pin at parking lot Web page: https://stbarbebaker.wordpress.com

Where is the Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area? with map

Facebook: StBarbeBaker

Facebook group page : Users of the St Barbe Baker Afforestation Area

Facebook: South West Off Leash Recreation Area SW OLRA

Pinterest richardstbarbeb

If you wish to support the afforestation area with your donation, write a cheque please to the “Meewasin Valley Authority Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area trust fund” (MVA RSBBAA trust fund) and mail it to Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area c/o Meewasin Valley Authority, 402 Third Ave S, Saskatoon SK S7K 3G5. Thank you kindly! Twitter: St Barbe Baker

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“In the wealth of the woods since the world began The trees have offered their gifts to man.” – Henry van Dyke

The greatest gift of all is life. For millions of years the trees were paving the way for life on this planet, absorbing impurities, clearing up the foetid atmosphere and the swamp breath, absorbing carbon dioxide and giving off the life giving oxygen that we breathe.” ~Richard St. Barbe Baker

Basic Consideration : Water Horned Grebe Podiceps Auritus "Members of the family of Grebes are to be found in the temperate zones of both hemispheres, beyond which they do not extend very far either to the north or south.

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