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How many of you are tired of all the litter that lines our streets? I know I am. I don't like seeing all the trash just piled up everywhere, where it is not supposed to be. I'm talking about littering and dumping. Both of these practices are illegal, but still happen way...
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I live in Northwest Bakersfield and have always wondered why there aren't any recycling centers (especially on the west side of Bakersfield) that accept recyclable items such as #3,4,5,6, or 7 plastic? These plastics are used for many things from grocery bags to the bags The...
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http://news.therecord.com/a...
He got plastic to degrade in three months using cultured bacteria. Of course, if the bugs got loose in quantity, we might have to give up polyethylene...
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Kevin McCarthy and his 16 testicles
The new Republican leadership will have a least a few members who aren't ancient or gay. Among them, Bakersfield's own Kevin McCarthy.
Sex dungeon guy: "I am no monster"
Josef Fritzl, the Austrian man who fathered seven children with his daughter...
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My blue recycling can arrived from the city of Bakersfield yesterday. The instructions were taped to the side of the can in a plastic bag. The plastic bag has a little number 4 in a triangle on it. The blue trash can only accepts plastics with the number 1 or number 2 on them.
It was an...
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Today is Earth Day.
I recently signed up for the blue recycling trash can (for a whopping $4 a month) and I planted some vegetables and I'm trying to keep them organic. I also stopped brushing my teeth with the tap running.
Mind you, I drive a car with awful gas mileage, and I live a mile from...
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I received my new Newsweek in the mail last night and found something interesting.
Inside the front cover, there was an ad/freebie. It said to seperate the cover of the magazine from the remainder, fold it into an envelope with tape on the sides, stuff it with old Target plastic bags and mail it...
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My world was in Texas for a week. Part of the time in Amarillo, part in Austin.
Austin is a pretty, upscale city -- really trendy. It could, also, be called the Silcon Valley of the south. Given that the citizens of Austin appear to be on the cutting edge, I was surprised at what I saw on trash...
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Like batteries, it's prohibited to dispose of fluorescent light bulbs in your home trash can. In fact, it's against the law. Instead, you should be taking them to the Kern County Special Waste Facility at 4951 Standard St. in Bakersfield.
The facility is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday,...
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Remember that recycling debate from last year? It's back. Sort of.
The question now is whether we, we being metro Bakersfield, should build a new transfer station now, or wait until the state mandates increased diversion.
It's especially interesting in relation to the recycling vote. Zack...
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Recently, there has been a lot of talk about the city making curbside recycling mandatory. And many people have criticized the city for this plan, because it would impose an annual fee of around $36. Now, it's my turn to show off my criticism.
We all know that the city will be...
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We all know recycling is good for our environment. My mom, dad, sister, and I have recycled cans for years and I recycled bottles for a while earlier this century, around 2003, but kinda stopped. I am going to get back into it starting now. In fact, I even plan to...
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Recently, the city had a big debate over whether or not plastic grocery bags should be banned in local grocery stores. I don't think banning them is the best idea, but there are ways stores can encourage reusing and recycling clean, dry plastic grocery bags. Before the...
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Photographic proof that Bakersfield is behind the times when it comes to recycling. This is a recycling container on the corner in Ventura.
I wonder how many years it’ll be before see something like this here.
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We called out the troops for this video today, utilizing three shooters! Jason "Smiley" Kotowski went early in the day to catch the set-up action. James "Shooter" Burger went later armed with two cameras to get the actual dominoes event.
James attached the cameras to his...
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The following question was sent in by a reader. Maybe the blogosphere has the answer?
Are there any programs or companies in Bakersfield that will haul away a non
running vehicle for free or even possibly pay you some kind of fee for the
vehicle if they feel they can part it out???
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