Tuesday is Garbageman Appreciation Day
Get up early and go outside Tuesday and thank the guy who makes your sidewalk or alley "cleaner and greener" by picking up all your trash. It Garbageman Appreciation Day!
Baltimore City, the company that does trash pick up and the company that runs the trash-to-energy incinerator in South Baltimore plan to make the guys lunch.
After witnessing some of the stuff these guys have to touch during a ride along after the switch to once-a-week trash and recycling pick up -- I won't go into too many details, but it involves bleech, spoiled food and dead things -- I'm not sure lunch is sufficient.
Speaking of once-a-week pick up, this is probably a good time to ask if the problems with the transition have been smoothed over? Many of the trash guys got new schedules and longer hours with the switch, and many people complained their garbage and recycling wasn't getting picked up. (The trash guys complained people weren't putting stuff out on the right days, in the right place or in a can with a lid, per the law.)
So, what do you think of the job these guys are doing?
Baltimore Sun file photo/Jed Kirschbaum
Comments
The guys in my Upper Fells Point neighborhood are doing an awesome job. My cans are always put back by the step and while everyone isn't with the program yet, we're making progress.
Posted by: Mary Roby | October 26, 2009 9:54 AM
I have tremedous respect and appreciation for these hard-working individuals. Thank you for the great job that you do.
Posted by: NotableM | October 27, 2009 3:49 PM
I usually put out half a can of garbage a week (keep in mind th sincludes diaper of my newborn, before she was born it was less) while putting out two full cans of recycle, it not more, a week.
I live in Anne Arundel, Leopold stressed recycling. Why not change trash to once a week and recycle to twice a week? I bet it will encourage more recycling.
Posted by: Richard | October 28, 2009 12:38 PM
I respect all garbage man because it's a dirty job but someone have to do it an thank god it's people willing to step up an pick up the trash my family tip the garbage man every now & then atleast 10$ an I plan on applying to be one asap soon as I find an app lol so if any company reading this I'm ready to work!!! thanks ;)
Posted by: Terry Richardson | November 24, 2009 7:50 AM