Subj : Litter
To   : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Wed Sep 28 2022 13:14:25

Hi Dave,

 RH> It has been a few years since we were at a LJS's. IIRC, last time we
 RH> went was on our way home from an R-Pod rally in KY, October of 2018.
 RH> Steve had to verify that the coating on the fish had no corn meal in it
 RH> before we ordered--yes, it was safe for him.

 DD> Long John's batter is a pretty good example of a tempura batter. But
 DD> stay away from those hush puppies if there's a problem w/corn. Or you
 DD> could carry benadryl.  Bv)=

He will either ask them to leave off the hush puppies or, if he gets
them, they'll go onto my plate. I'll usually eat a couple, then take the
rest with me so I don't overload on the carbs. We'd not been to a LJS's
since before recognising the corn allergy so we had to ask.


 RH> We recycle quite a bit--usually have more in the recycle bin than the
 RH> regular trash. Wake Forest picks both up on a weekly basis--and, IIRC,
 RH> does take all kinds of plastic, but not styrofoam.

 DD> My recycle collection trucks have bins for clear glass, coloured
 DD> glass, paper/cardboard and plastic. I asked once when I was recycling
 DD> some soda cans about lumping plastic in one category. The lady told me
 DD> they sort it into four types (didn't say what types) when the truck
 DD> unloads.

 RH> Everything goes into the truck and they separate it out at the
 RH> unloading site. We have to put stuff in loose, no bags as plastic bags
 RH> tend to get caught in the sorter's teeth.

 DD> No such restrictions here. The trucks are compartmented - so I guess
 DD> the plastics get handled differently from glass and metal.

As I understand what the town puts out here, the recycling goes to a
place where it's all dumped onto one big belt, then sorted as it goes
down the line. I can see where lightweight plastic bags might get thrown
into the air, then sucked into the sorter's teeth, stopping the line
until they were detangled.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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.... Mind... Mind... Let's see, I had one of those around here someplace.

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