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[thetathx1138.livejournal.com]

I saw in Teele Square in the old Rainbow Carpet storefront "Coming Soon" and a Somerville Police officer's badge painted in the window.

So I presume we're getting a police depot. Maybe they'll finally get that jerk who keeps picking through the garbage on my block.

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[chumbolly.livejournal.com]

The thing that gets my goat is when can collectors take other recyclables that I've put in the bin and drop them in my trash barrel so they can get at the cans. I'm glad these people can capitalize on my empties, but come on, work with me!

And then there's the old guy (I think he's lived on my street for over 70 years) who used to walk right up onto my back porch to take my empties before I set them out on the sidewalk. Friendly enough, but not who I want to see when I'm standing in my kitchen in my underwear.

[boblothrope.livejournal.com]

It sounds like it might be time to repeal the bottle bill. Since we have curbside recycling, the deposits aren't needed, and in this case lead to more of a hassle for people trying to recycle everything they can.