Diversion

There is a term that I learned about two years ago before I got the bug to start my own business. The term is called "diversion rate" which means what percentage of waste, garbage etc.. is diverted from the landfill to a recycling facility. In the pictures posted before what do you think was the diversion rate in that month excuse me months because the busy season starts in mid November for the downtown business and ends in mid January. So what do you think was the diversion rate for those months?

80% garbage / 20%  recycable       60/40    50/50    40/60     or write your own see if  you get it right...

Downtown Complaining......??

Why are some people reluctant to change? I mean I've been trying to get my waste collection business off the ground talking to customers but they don't want to change. They say "it sounds good but is the city of laredo ok with you doing this". What does the city have to approve for me to get your business. Then I got an answer they told me that sure I can charge a lower price for the waste collection service but they were afraid that the city would raise there water rates and still charge them more. Told them that I've never heard of them doing that if they just decided to switch services I mean there are others that provide waste(garbage) pick up service and that the city of Laredo has no say in it. They complain about the rates going up and I'm offering a solution and they hesitate. I'm talking about the downtown businesses by the way. One thing I do know is that downtown business is not as strong as it was a few years back. I just hope know they will come knocking my door and ask for my service until then I just have to keeping knocking, talking, etc.. to more customers until I get one then it's just downhill from there.

Pictures were taken in December '06

Landfill at full Capacity

I almost forgot heard this week Gene Belmares talking to Pro8news about the landfill. There is also a rumor going around in the yard about Mr. Belmares being backed in his campaign for mayor by Mr. Southern Sanitation. Supposedly Mr. S. S. is a short time away or maybe months in opening a new landfill. Coincidence or maybe Belmares does care about the lifespan of the landfill. I think Mr. Belmares said that the process for getting land, permits, etc..etc... is a very long process don't you think if they knew that already they would've begun that before the landfill was almost at capacity??? Promoting and enforcing recycling would also help but no they're not into teaching or promoting recycling. Why do that now when a new landfill is about to open? They've always talked about privitazing the Solid Waste Department since I've been working for the city (13yrs) maybe this time it will come true......or I might be wrong. Time will tell.

*couldn't find the link at pro8news but he did come out speaking on the subject

Mal Hecho...

Back finally had to fight better half for the use of the computer...too many things going on that I don't know where to start. Well one of my co workers got a warning today for calling our newly appointed "CSR"
mal-hecho. I wonder how this csr (J. Gonzalez) does it that when he says jump our sanitation superintendent says how high. They told me he (J. G.) calls them worst names than that and no one says anything about it.
I guess it's the political pull he has rubbing arms with our Mayor R. S. We've heard from more than a handful of citizens that this guy mr. mal-hecho...ooops MR. GONZALEZ is campaigning for MR. Salinas every chance he gets when he goes out and deals with customers, citizens complaining about service. Another co worker says to let him be to not envy him it's not envy it's the irony that there he is telling everybody to stick together and fight for a better department and they give him a made up position to help them in their political races and he forgets about his coworkers. Well that's what u get for working for the city... Pardon my ranting it just irritates me when I hear what he says.... in his words "Miren todos los que tienen diploma or ged miren me los paso todos por debajo de los H****S sin nada de eso y fijense donde estoy". Oh well it's not what you know it's who you know when you work for the city of laredo...