Who would have imagined a trip to the tip could be such a nice experience. Here are my reasons why:
Firstly, it is of course great to get rid of stuff. In our case we cleared a load of stuff out of the basement storage room. There were a load of old skis, a hamster cage, two gigantic computer monitors, an old stereo, a broken TV, outgrown clothes and loads of other unwanted stuff.
Second reason is the good order of the place. It is clean(!), there are signs telling you exactly where to put things, it is very accessible and the staff is very knowledgable.
The environmental friendliness of it all makes up for another reason. It is very encouraging and reasuring to see that society take such fantastic responsibility when it comes to recycling. When I was an environmental activist, in my teens some thirty years ago, todays rubbish tips would have been considered totally utopic.
Kalli looking into a barrel full of old batteries. The brown bags in the background are for people to bring home to put organic stuff in for compost.
The fourth and last reason that comes to me might be the most exceptional one. Visiting the dump is also a very nice experience when it comes to the social side of things. The staff is extremely pleasant and helpful, always ready to help. As soon as I got the TV out of the car this young girl from the staff came up to me asking me if I needed help to carry it. It is also very sociable at the tip, because of all the people coming there. Living in a small town one knows about half the population, and one therefor always meet people to chat to. Of course there is always stuff to talk about; like the reason for you throwing the old garden furniture out or maybe memories concerning some thing you’re getting rid of.
At the bottom right you can spot the boys old LARP armor.
All done and ready to go home. On the way out we drove past this place where you can by soil produced from the compost at the tip.
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