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Sam Adams: Portland's Toxic Avenger


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Portland’s garbage situation is revolting but I keep wondering when the garbage revolt begins?  You know the story.  

Mayor Sam Adams wants to be a recycling hero but even though the city’s residents already recycle better than just about any other city in the country, that’s not enough. So a couple of years ago, he decided that if you live in Portland you’ll get half as much garbage service, pickup every two weeks, for the same price people paid for weekly service.  

Then your recycling yard debris and chicken bones will get picked up every week. This failed to take into account diapers, for adults or infants, rotting food and all the other stinky stuff that goes into the can.  

A few people objected at the time, but government relates differently to citizens these days. They hold lots of public hearings take note of your objections and then do what they planned to do anyway.  

This weekend, temperatures peaked over a hundred degrees and I’m wondering how many people have a garage or backyard that now smells like Tijuana. Will liberty loving Portlanders challenge this stinking recycle plan…or just go quietly accept the dictates of their masters?

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