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July 14, 2009 at 2:49 pm #591532
WednesdayMemberOur recycle bin went missing about a month ago near 45th/Brandon after we put it out for pick-up, never to be found again. SPU will replace it at no charge, but we are at their mercy and still waiting a month later. They implied there have been other missing bins and I’m curious if anyone else in the Seaview neighborhood had theirs mysteriously disappear too?
July 14, 2009 at 4:06 pm #671895
JoBParticipanti am not in the seaview area but mine went missing…
they suggested i overloaded it and it broke when the recyling guys hoisted it.. in which case they take it away.
it was replaced within a week. call and complain.
July 14, 2009 at 5:02 pm #671896
KenParticipantThe new recycling contractor, at least in my area, refuses to flip the lid before the hoist, so my lid is always bent after a pickup. It straightens out after about an hour but I do wonder if the supervisors have noticed.
I guess that’s one way to figure out which bins have been in the sun too long, but it looks really dumb when you watch it.
July 14, 2009 at 5:16 pm #671897
LuckieParticipantYes! We lost our recycle bin about a month ago too. We’re near PCC, and we have alley pick-up. I walked around our alley and examined all the other bins, just to make sure ours hadn’t been put at the wrong house, but no luck. We got another one from the city. Still, it’s a mystery where the original one went.
July 14, 2009 at 8:38 pm #671898
marianneParticipantMine went missing on a Monday in Admiral about 3 weeks ago. Called SPU to report and they said it would take 5 – 7 business to replace. The replacement was there the following Tuesday morning when I went out to get the paper. Also a mystery where the original one went
July 14, 2009 at 9:06 pm #671899
TracyMemberOurs went missing last pick-up too, Admiral area. We called and they said they would bring another one on the next recycle day, so we’ll see if that happens. Not sure where I’m suppose to store 2 weeks of recycling until it shows tho’.
July 15, 2009 at 1:51 pm #671900
LisaHParticipantA few months ago my lid went missing. Sunrise Heights neighborhood. When I called, the lady also said 5 business days. On the 6th day I called back and was told I was a liar, people have to wait MONTHS for a replacement. I was told to keep the broken one in view of the street and they’d get it ASAP. So on the “Clean green” pick up day they took my good clean green bin and gave me a new clean green bin! I complained again and the following week they took my brand new trash can and gave me a new one of those! The third week when I complained, they finally got it right but replaced my old recycle bin with a much smaller one. Grrr
Yesterday my neighbors lid was missing when I brought up her bins. Man I hope she don’t have to go thru the same BS I did!
July 15, 2009 at 2:21 pm #671901
LuckieParticipantThe new recycle bin I received is blue and slightly smaller. I wondered at first if the missing bins are part of a city plan to replace the old green bins with the new blue ones. But if that were the case, why would just a few go missing at a time? Still puzzling.
July 15, 2009 at 4:16 pm #671902
HammertreeMemberThe neighbor behind me stole my bin after his went missing. I recognized the serial number and looked inside to find further proof it was mine. The neighbor has since moved but there may be a news story here if the city is taking them and not notifying people. My first thought was identity thieves. Now I have a camera to catch the culprit. I will be my own big brother.
July 15, 2009 at 4:26 pm #671903
JoBParticipanti didn’t’ think about the identity thief angle.. but if they took mine all they got was a bin full of cardboard…
i shred anything with info on it.
July 15, 2009 at 9:37 pm #671904
angelescrestParticipantHere’s a good one:
Two weeks ago–a Wednesday–we hear a garbage truck outside (Monday is our day). We peek from the backyard to see the garbage man take our big, green recycle bin, dump the contents and replace it with a smaller, shiny blue one. We’re like what? We hadn’t contacted them or viceversa, nor had anyone else had the same “switch” occur on our block. The new one came with our street address written on top, and it’s good-looking, but it is too small. I must call!
July 16, 2009 at 12:44 am #671905
CheriBerriMemberHa Ha i was going to tell my moms situation with her’s but my mom LisaH beat me to it!!
July 16, 2009 at 12:49 am #671906
JayDeeParticipantFor some reason the recycle bins are labeled with stickers (Yard Waste) that lasted maybe 2 days. I used a white paint marker to list “Yard Waste” and put my service address on the bin. I usually use this for the smaller cans because of the winds which can scatter the parts up here on the hill. It is not unusual to find the smaller lids 5 to 6 houses downwind.
July 16, 2009 at 1:17 am #671907
beachdrivegirlParticipantFor some reason we eneded up with an extra Yard Waste Bin…. no address on it. I keep waiting for it to be picked up but it hasnt happened yet.
July 16, 2009 at 6:28 pm #671908
alki_2008ParticipantMy big green recycle bin was replaced with a blue one a few months ago…around the March 30 revamp date. I hadn’t requested the replacement, but the metal bar thing of my green one had been bent…so maybe they replaced it because of that.
I can envision the trucks swapping out only a few each service day because really…how many of those bins can they carry on the truck? Unless they load a bunch of them into another truck and drive around replacing bins, then it seems better to just do a few each week on the collection trucks that are already driving around.
July 16, 2009 at 10:19 pm #671909
DaveBParticipantOurs dissapeared a couple months ago, I had to contact SPU (twice) to get a replacement. They said it had probably broken and been taken away(it had a bent bar too). But it would be nice if they left a note on the gargabe can or at the door so we are not left in the dark.
July 16, 2009 at 11:20 pm #671910
TammiWSMemberMy green one was replaced with a blue one recently but it doesnt have my address on it. It looks like it might belong a couple doors down.
July 17, 2009 at 3:38 pm #671911
KenParticipantThis is the council committee that is supposed to ride herd on SPU.
http://www.seattle.gov/council/Committees/environment_comm.htm
Environment, Emergency Management & Utilities Committee
Members:
Chair: Richard Conlin
Vice-Chair: Richard J. McIver
Member: Tim Burgess
Alternate: Sally J. Clark
Some of these are running for office and should be able to give a definite answer to a our local esteemed member of the press. (That’s you WSB)
A couple have even pretended interest in WS issues in the recent past.
If the cans are being replaced on a schedule, then it should be announced and the SPU staff should quit lying about it.
If it is being done by the contractor for reasons unknown, the someone should find out why.
I have a big recycle bin, less than a year old and it better stay that way.
August 6, 2009 at 7:39 pm #671912
WednesdayMemberFinally got our new recycle bin this week – took 2 months!
August 10, 2009 at 3:11 pm #671913
JuliefromwestseattleMemberI live 1 block off Admiral one of my recycle bins went missing last monday after pickup. After looking up & down my alley it was no where to be found. Called and willsee if the new one comes next Monday. FYI when your garbage lid goes missing, beware! If it’s on someone elses can & they have extra garbage if your address is on that lid, guess what, it ends up on your bill. Has happened on more than one occasion to me.
August 11, 2009 at 3:40 am #671914
FranciParticipantAugust 13, 2009 at 11:54 pm #671915
JackMemberAbout a month ago I saw the recycle truck coming down our street. On two of the stops they took the ENTIRE bin and put it in the truck. Later their bins were replaced with BLUE bins. I still have big green bins and I am guessing they are replacing OLD green bins with new blue ones.
September 8, 2009 at 3:09 pm #671916
beachdrivegirlParticipantOurs went missing yesterday. it was there as of Sunday night and then last night I went out & it was gone. Not sure what happened to it? All of our neighbors still have theirs. I guess I will call & try to solve the issue.
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