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HopStopDon'tShop — Tue, 26 May 2009 08:32:39 -0800

Tell me about the best and worst elements of recycling in your town so you can help me set up my recycling (collection) business. In a few months I'm going to be launching a service to collect people's recycling, both from residences and offices. We will be collecting paper, glass, plastics, metals, e-waste and other household waste, except for hazardous materials and compost (for now).

You recycle, someone collects stuff from your house or your business, what do you like the most about the service, and what do you like the least or hate? What seems like a waste of time? What could they do that would make the whole experience better for you?

I'd love to hear anything you have to say but mostly I'm looking for any small details that you find really add value or detract from it from your point of view. (I have the broad strokes of the various systems in place but I'm looking for gems here, stuff that falls between the cracks and usually doesn't get noticed.)

(Please assume for the purposes of this question that I don't need advice on getting permits or how to set up the business or whether recycling is better or worse for the environment etc.)

Would you like to accept the charges?

dr_dank — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 08:52:03 -0800

Is it worth the time and effort to attempt to get a third-party collect call removed from my phone bill? On my Verizon bill this month, there is collect call from The Billing Resource on behalf of OSP Communications. The trouble is that the call was "accepted" on a day and time that nobody was home.

On one hand, I don't want to pay for something that I didn't use and is most certainly a scam of some sort. On the other hand, we're looking to buy a house in the next year and it would be equally dumb to blemish our credit and shell out far more money if we're not approved for a good mortgage because these scammers push it to collections over an $11 charge.

Verizon can't help because they're only passing through the charge for a third party provider. I can't imagine that these people would make it easy or even possible to contest these charges.

Has anyone successfully fought charges like these?

Are my old LPs worth anything?

autojack — Fri, 21 Oct 2005 19:20:46 -0800

Are any of these old vinyl LPs/records worth anything? A friend at work gave me a small pile of 1960s/70s LPs to see if I could sell them for any reasonable amount of money. I use ebay a lot, but not for selling anything that might be "collectible." I also have a lot of ties to the local music scene, so the co-worker figured I'd know what to do with 'em. Unfortunately, I don't. Here's a list of what he gave me - all of them are in "good" condition at best.

Jeff Beck - Truth
Jesus Christ Superstar
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James
Simon and Garfunkel - Bookends
Graham Nash - Songs for Beginners
Tom Rush - The Circle Game
Paul McCartney - McCartney
Crosby, Stills and Nash - (self-titled)
Janis Joplin - In Concert
Woodstock 3 record set
Santana - (self-titled)
Cat Stevens - Tea for the Tillerman
"Summer of '42" Soundtrack
Richie Havens - Stonehenge
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory

Are any of these worth anything at all? If so, where's the best place to sell them?

How do you dial a collect call from the UK?

gfrobe — Thu, 03 Mar 2005 12:05:29 -0800

Dialing 0 doesn't give you an operator and I can't figure out how to reach one.