I have just seen an report about trash being left on back roads. I have seen the same thing as I travel about the state, and yes, there has been more of it lately.

It might be coming from the attitude at landfills and transfer stations.

I needed to dispose of a child’s wading pool that had a hole in it. I went to my town’s transfer station, the town where I own property and pay taxes, and have the transfer station sticker. The pool, which I bought for $10, was considered household demolition material, and they charged me the minimum fee of $8 to throw it away.

The other thing to consider is the economy. If people aren’t working and the landlord demands they clean up around their home, they have to take cash out of their meager budget to dispose of stuff. This might be why they cruise down a back road, unload, and take that money to put food on their table or clothes on their children’s backs.

Another thing: When we buy a tire, television, refrigerator, air conditioner, washer or dryer, we’re charged a disposal fee for when it wears out. Where is that money, since we have to pay again at the landfill? Or maybe we should all just take our old stuff to the State House parking lot.

Mike Dawes

China

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