Anybody who has been to Seattle knows the people who live there are a little bit different. I've spoken to Seattle residents who were shocked to discover the recreational use of marijuana in their state was now legal. They had no idea it had ever been illegal. I now contend the legal marijuana use in Seattle has reached epic proportions. It is a special city where garbage men are deputized to put an end to the scourge of improper garbage use. Seattle residents can now be issued tickets by garbage pick-up workers for having too much trash. I am telling you the truth.
The city council in Seattle made voluntary composting and recycling mandatory. I would ask the Seattle city council if these things are mandatory, then how can they be considered voluntary? I would also tell them, it's obvious their indulgence in vast amounts of legal marijuana prior to council meetings is proving to be is a bad idea.
Below are some excerpts from the story about this in “The New American.” The story excerpts are in bold, and my keen observations are in italics.
Last September, the city council, in a move the Seattle Times said did not require a public hearing, made formerly voluntary composting and recycling guidelines mandatory for all Seattle residents. As of January 1, anyone caught with a trash can containing more than 10 percent food or recyclables gets a big red tag stuck on his can and, beginning in July, an extra dollar added to his garbage bill.
And just who is going to enforce this onerous mandate? According to the Times:
Under the new rules, [garbage] collectors can take a cursory look each time they dump trash into a garbage truck.
If they see compostable items make up 10 percent or more of the trash, they’ll enter the violation into a computer system their trucks already carry, and will leave a ticket on the garbage bin that says to expect a $1 fine on the next garbage bill.
Isn't this something they have in a communist countries? There doesn't seem to be a way to challenge the excessive garbage charge in a court of competent jurisdiction. Seattle may not have a court of competent jurisdiction or forgot they had once since marijuana became legal in their state. How many people could be the victim of a disgruntled garbage collector with a personal vendetta?
“I've had red stickers put on my garbage can and have been fined several dollars.”
“What's the problem, dude? You, like, did the garbage overage deal man. Ya' gotta pay the fine, you garbage use abuser man.”
“I've not lived in that home for a month. I've been away. How could I put trash in the trash cans?”
After lighting up a joint, the garbage collector says,“I don't like you, man. Dude, we did the cursory look, and you had trash in there man, I'm telling you, trash dude, get over it. Don't make me put a red sticker on you, man. Like, then we'll charge you two dollars, man. (After inhaling huge amounts of marijuana smoke, it is blown into the face of the Seattle resident). Got anything to eat? I'm hungry?”
“I'm going to see you in court.”
“Watch it, man, I'm pretty good at playing hoops.”
“I mean a court of competent jurisdiction.”
“We have one of those?
Why is Seattle so intent on forcing residents to compost and recycle?
First, the city has a goal of recycling 60 percent of its waste by the end of this year, but Seattleites haven’t quite gotten with the program. Despite the city’s campaigning for recycling, they’re only recycling 56 percent of their waste and don’t seem to be able to improve on that without compulsion. In fact, noted Oregon Public Broadcasting, “recycling in residential homes actually dipped 0.3 percent from 2012 to 2013.”
Where did the people on the Seattle City Council learn to govern? Let me guess, their inspiration came from such well-known world leaders as Mussolini, Stalin, Hitler, Kim Jong Il, Pol Pot, Marcos, Castro and Idi Amin Dada. I'm sure all of them had very strict garbage regulations for their people. Is the motto of the Seattle City Council “You're going to be mandated to voluntarily follow our garbage restrictions or we have ways of dealing with you.”
Second, food waste left out in the open “produces methane, one of the most harmful greenhouses [sic] gases, as it rots,” wrote theWashington Post. “The second largest component of landfills in the United States is organic waste, and landfills are the single largest source of methane gas.” And since the Left Coast is nothing if not in thrall to the radical environmentalist agenda — never mind the fact that there has been no “global warming” for at least 18 years — Seattle simply cannot allow this “dangerous” gas to enter the atmosphere. It’s hoping instead to produce about 38,000 tons of compost annually.
I suppose while the members of the Seattle City Council ride around in their cars, fly on planes and do a number of things that produce greenhouse gas they feel it doesn't matter. They will save the planet from climate change with red garbage can stickers and increasing garbage costs. (Sarcasm Alert) I'm sure future generations will live in a utopia of environmental bliss and run around thanking the old Seattle City Council for their red garbage can stickers and increased garbage costs.
Today the city is indeed digging into individuals’ garbage. Businesses, meanwhile, “aren’t subject to any composting requirements,” reported the Times.
Based on the behavior of the Seattle City Council, I would image all marijuana businesses are automatically exempt from such an ordinance. Places that sell food will also not have to worry. Only Seattle residents must fear the red garbage can sticker and fine. It may change if they discover where their court of competent jurisdiction is located. If they don't have one, they need to get one.
Story in "The New American" about Seattle garbage laws.
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