“I got a ticket this morning from the sanitation department due to a mess made by the people who dig through our recycling for cans and bottles,” Erikka writes on the Brooklynian Park Slope message board, “Turns out they started digging in the garbage as well, and left garbage strewn all over the sidewalk.” We’ve had exactly the same problem — and coupled with the senile nextdoor neighbor who takes out our recycling bin on the trash-only days — we’ve been hit with quite a few fines. Now we keep the recycling in the house until pick-up night, but does anyone have any tips on dealing with messy can collectors?
Can Collectors: Thanks for the Mess (and Fine) [Daily Slope]
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