I give up. No number of notes nor conveniently-placed recycling bins will make recyclers of the people who are working on our home.
This is the pile of debris by the corner of the garage this morning. I had to unearth parts of the garage door assembly, at the bottom of this garbage dump.
The guys just drop their garbage wherever they are. Mostly it’s cigarette packages and drink and food containers. Sometimes they actually put it into a recycling container, thinking it’s a garbage can. But I think I’m the only one who actually puts recyclables into the appropriate containers.
But, it’s also building material, some still useful, and wrapping from building materials. Saw blades, nails, drywall pieces, shirts, chunks of insulation, boxes, good nails and screws. I don’t know why people think it’s appropriate to make a personal mess and not take a moment to clean up after themselves.
So, the job is mine. I sorted every little scrap and carted 6 boxes of mixed paper, all grades of plastic, cans and bottles and 4 bags of styrofoam to the recycling depot. Wood was organized into firewood, stained cedar, or useful piles. Rolls of house wrap, vapour barrier, peel and stick foundation water-proofing taken to the crawl space. We returned to Gibsons Building Supply new but unneeded goods. We picked up nails and screws with our new magnet plunger.
Many hours later, I found the garage door parts I was looking for, and the corner was clean.
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Gail,
Just checking on your building progress. Neat idea about the ICF blocks under the staircase. We have had tradespeople on site now for 2 weeks, and every evening we find that we are going out to assess the situation and clean/recycle. I thought it was only us having this problem, it seems odd that this should even be an issue, this day in age.
I am also happy to hear you are able to recycle your styrofoam, that prompted me to do some research, and I have found a place to recycle our leftover blocks about one hour’s drive away. We will make a load and day trip of the styrofoam block recycling!