Finally it's fall!

Finally it's fall! All summer we are so busy cleaning up garbage piles, and it's so hot that I can hardly wait until fall. We go to the homes of poor people, Rich people and everyone in between. Something that I have noticed is that peoples attitudes about garbage and recycling change with the seasons.

Spring wakes people up. After being cooped up inside all winter they finally muster up the energy to clean out their basement or shed. Winter is muddy and messy, so by the time spring comes around everyone is eager to clean up. What I hear the most from our customers in the spring is " I need this garbage out of here right away " everyone is in a big rush even though they have been piling up the garbage for years sometimes.

Summer is my least favorite season. People focus on cleaning up their overgrown yards and make huge piles of dirty prunings and clippings that are full of bugs. This summer there has been more than usual amounts of wasps and rodents, and they all live in the garbage piles. The hot weather is the other bad thing about summer. If there wasn't a air conditioner in the truck I would die!

Fall is my favorite time of year. Work starts to slow down. Everyone has been working hard all summer and now its time to relax and take it easy. Fall seams to be the time of the year to move and that is good for us because its easy to clean up after a move, it's all boxes and no stinky stuff. We don't get much rain here and the cooler weather is better to work in.

Winter is for vacation. The weather is to wet and cold for anybody to go out side and clean anything up or make a mess. The cold and wet is hard to work in but we don't get a lot of calls so it's not so bad. All the messy people store up there crap inside all winter and that's another reason we get extra busy in the spring. Winter is our time to recharge and get ready for next year.

We see the same cycle every year. People need to think about their waste and impact on the environment all year not just in the summer when its easiest. Most of what we take to the landfill could have been recycled or not needed in the first place. If you don't keep up with your garbage it can get to be overwhelming so recycle all year round and your garbage won't get out of hand.