Lucca's spot

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

LuccaHoliday - Instructions for Use Garbage Rules

I 've just started a Section in this blog named LuccaHoliday – Instructions for Use
Today I want to talk about trash explaining how the Garbage Collection works within the City Walls. I know you may find this post very boring but it’s really important to me that these instructions are followed correctly. It’s a civil duty that everyone - both citizens and visitors - have to respectourselves but also others and the city itself. Well, are you ready? let's begin! 


There are four separate collections for each type of garbage.
Organico: Kitchen Waste
Multimateriale: Plastic, Glass, Cans, Tetrapack 
Carta: Paper, Cardboard
Non Riciclabile: Not recyclable


You have to place all garbage in separate plastic bags: wet garbage from cooking/eating in one bag, all paper products in another bag, glass and plastic bottles, cans and tetra pack can be put in another bag and everything else, not recyclable, in another bag.


You can use ordinary plastic bags from the grocery store and if possible it would also be required to add a tag or write with a big black pen O for Organic (kitchen Waste) , M for Multilateral (glass and plastic) , C for Paper and NR for Not Recyclable.


Tie all tops tight and place the bags in the street outside the front door, or even better at the beginning or end of the street.


The collection time is in the morning, from 6 am to 9,00 am - not earlier nor later - 
Collection days are as follows:


Kitchen Waste bags are collected on Monday – Wednesday – Friday - Saturday


Paper and Cardboard  bags are collected on 
Monday, Wednesday, Friday – Area A
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday – Area B


Glass, Plastic, Cans, TetraPack (all together into the same bag) are collected on
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday


Non Recyclable bags are collected on Tuesday and Friday morning


That's not difficult. It means that you cannot leave a garbage bag in the street on Sunday night, but only early in the morning on Monday. If you don’t follow these rules you - or the local families living in your building - could be fined by the local police. So I warmly ask you to take extreme care in following our rules. Besides if everybody follows the rules, it becomes easier for the local authority to keep the city cleaner. 


If, for any reason, you are not able to leave your garbage bags outside the door at the right time in the right day you can take them at the “eco islands” There are four areas within the city walls at the city’s four cardinal points, which are the entrances of the city walls (porta san donato, Porta Santa Maria, Porta Elisa e Porta San Pietro), where you will find all the separate trash-cans. Or straight outside the main doors there are big garbage containers where you can throw your garbage away at all hours, any day. 
It is very important for me to pass on this.


Indeed my guests have been always very kind, polite and well behaved so  I have to admit I’ve never had a lot of problems. I leave detailed instructions in all apartments and they are usually followed. Even though sometimes it happens… the cleaner goes into the flat and finds several garbage bags.. (even open!!!) … oh well, that is not kind at all… so she has to call the owner who then calls me up, very upset, as it is my fault.. … when I actually I have done so much to write detailed instructions… 


So please make sure to take all your trash bags away upon departure. And do not put garbage down the sink drain and no sanitary items down the toilet.  


Someone told me I am too strict!! yes I am ! I think it is an owed action from all of us.
I believe that the local authorities are doing their best to offer this service, so we only have to respect and follow these rules correctly. Their only mistake is the lack of an English translation of a very good website!  


And now, to make your stay as easy as possible I will tell you about our
CORRECT SORTING OF URBAN WASTE SOLIDS: 


PAPER-CARBOARD
Newspapers, magazines, books, work books, photocopies and various paper sheets, folded cardboards,  cardboard packaging, food boxes, paper bags-catalogues, clean paper towels.


WET WASTE-ORGANIC WASTE
Kitchen waste (leftovers and rotten food, meat and fish bones and shellfish, egg shells, coffee and tea filters, fruit and vegetable waste, used kitchen paper, cold fireplace ashes, flowers and garden waste, cut grass, small branches and wood shavings.


MULTIMATERIAL
Water and beverage bottles, glass vases, bottles for washing clothes and dishes products, bottles for house cleaning products, liquid soap bottles, containers for hygiene products, food plastic trays, plastic shopping bags, packaging plastic film; holders for yogurt, creams, desserts; fruit and veg crates, blister (shaped packaging-e.g. eggs), packaging film (cellophane etc.), boxes and clothes bags (shirts, tights, ties), Tetrapak  (milk and juice cartons etc.), aluminum cans, tins, metal containers and all containers marked with the AL symbol.


NON RECYCLABLE
Everything that is not part of the above listed categories, for example: Video and audio cassettes – compact discs; Sponge and cloths-diapers, sanitary pads ; Pens-plastic and Bakelite objects ; Dust from vacuum cleaner-films; Tapestries ; Chemical paper; Nylon tights – cosmetic and toothpaste tubes – carbon paper – chemical paper, greaseproof and plasticized paper; Polystyrene- rubber tubes; Cake, biscuit and general food packaging


CLUTTER
Mattresses, stove-tops, ovens, fridges, freezers, etc.
To be dropped off at the Ecological Centers 

... Many thanks. I trust you! 




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