Recent comments in /f/massachusetts

johnjamesgarrett t1_j5zef39 wrote

Reply to comment by BatmanOnMars in Chicopee has a death rate from traffic violence that's 2-3 times higher than the rest of Massachusetts, and drivers there have killed 8 victims – most of them pedestrians – since September: by streetsblogmass

They were also having an affair prior to that I think. When I lived there a mayoral candidate (who had been mayor before) shoved a cop at a polling station during election day.

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Maronita2020 t1_j5zckda wrote

Reply to Mattress recycling and the personal responsibility argument in climate change by cowboy_dude_6

It COSTS the city/town money!!!

Of course there is another option you haven't thought of. I, too, live in a multi-unit complex and we also don't have city/town trash pick up. I know my neighbors who live in houses that do have city/town trash pick up. I simply ask them if they would mind my putting it out with their trash. They have always not minded. I then call the place that the city/town contracts with and let them know a mattress will be in front of (give address) and then they pick it up. This is a great reason for knowing your neighbors!!!

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TheColonelRLD t1_j5z7xja wrote

Reply to Mattress recycling and the personal responsibility argument in climate change by cowboy_dude_6

It doesn't have to be a 'free' city service. They just need to incorporate the cost as a fee when purchasing a new mattress. Other states do that. So every new mattress sold has already paid for the recycling of that mattress.

All mattresses are presumed to have been paid. Yes you can buy an old mattress, or move to the state with a mattress etc. But this way the cost is incorporated in the purchase and all mattresses can be accepted/picked up by recycling providers.

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Another_Reddit t1_j5z65vj wrote

Reply to comment by Hairy_Greek in Mattress recycling and the personal responsibility argument in climate change by cowboy_dude_6

I know this is a sentiment a lot of people on Reddit have, but MassDEP didn’t just “drop the ban.” It was under development for quite a while. This article from the Massachusetts Municipal Association is from Oct 2020, when the band were first being considered: https://www.mma.org/massdep-proposes-changes-to-waste-ban-regulations/

And the municipalities aren’t alone in trying to figure this out. Besides RecyclingWorks, MassDEP has resources available to help municipalities: https://www.mass.gov/guides/mattress-recycling#-waste-ban-compliance-assistance-for-municipalities-

Not saying it’s easy, but it’s disingenuous to say MassDEP is just issuing demands then leaving everyone out to dry. We still live in a participatory democracy, albeit one that can be a little rough around the edges…

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