+T0SHEA Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 The tale of Waymarking "Places for Recycling". In good faith, most of us do recycle. Whether your recycle materials are picked up at your curbside or you take it to the nearest recycle center where you usually are required to sort by type of item. Is your recycle paper being re-purposed; including your mail? Are your bank statements, credit card bills, tax forms, any correspondence that includes your name, address and other personal information safe or falling into the dubious hands of the dumpster diver or someone in your neighborhood sorting through your curbside bins? YES! Your mail could be falling into the wrong hands. We have witnessed at least on three different occasions dumpster divers digging through someone’s mail, giving it a quick look and either putting it in their back pocket or in the last case had a box where the mail was deposited. Just yesterday, we witnessed someone going through mail that was at a local recycle center. I asked the man, “Is that your mail you are going through?” His reply was, “No, it’s not mine.” There was an attendent on duty, and I stated by concerns and he went to where the man was and asked him if he was sorting items he placed in the bin, the man said no. The attendant stood there a minute or so and then walked away. Highly annoyed, when returning home I call our local waste management director and complained and did mentioned about the lack of concern by one of the attendants. My suggestion is to complain to someone in charge of the recycle depot if you witness someone going through one of the bins and… SHRED, SHRED, SHRED anything that has your name, address, account or anything that can be used to steal your identity. Why is a dumpster diver taking your mail, it has to benefit them in some way, or what is the point? Quote Link to comment
+cerberus1 Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 (edited) Thank you for that public service announcement of identity security. But what exactly does it have to do with Waymarking? Edited August 6, 2016 by cerberus1 Quote Link to comment
+jhuoni Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 (edited) Wow. Impressive rant. But very true. Once it goes out for trash it is fair game. Edited August 6, 2016 by jhuoni Quote Link to comment
+T0SHEA Posted August 6, 2016 Author Share Posted August 6, 2016 Thank you for that public service announcement of identity security. But what exactly does it have to do with Waymarking? About as relevant as: cerberus1 has not posted any waymarks yet. Quote Link to comment
+Manville Possum Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Thank you for that public service announcement of identity security. But what exactly does it have to do with Waymarking? About as relevant as: cerberus1 has not posted any waymarks yet. No, but they are a premium member and can vote in peer review and enjoy all the other perks of Waymarking. So what's your point? Does Waymarking not already have a category for dumpster dive sites? Quote Link to comment
+T0SHEA Posted August 6, 2016 Author Share Posted August 6, 2016 (edited) Thank you for that public service announcement of identity security. But what exactly does it have to do with Waymarking? About as relevant as: cerberus1 has not posted any waymarks yet. No, but they are a premium member and can vote in peer review and enjoy all the other perks of Waymarking. So what's your point? Does Waymarking not already have a category for dumpster dive sites? Are you suggesting I should have posted this in the "Drive-by Waymarking" proposal? Edited August 6, 2016 by BK-Hunters Quote Link to comment
+Manville Possum Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 The tale of Waymarking "Places for Recycling". In good faith, most of us do recycle. Whether your recycle materials are picked up at your curbside or you take it to the nearest recycle center where you usually are required to sort by type of item. Is your recycle paper being re-purposed; including your mail? Are your bank statements, credit card bills, tax forms, any correspondence that includes your name, address and other personal information safe or falling into the dubious hands of the dumpster diver or someone in your neighborhood sorting through your curbside bins? YES! Your mail could be falling into the wrong hands. We have witnessed at least on three different occasions dumpster divers digging through someone’s mail, giving it a quick look and either putting it in their back pocket or in the last case had a box where the mail was deposited. Just yesterday, we witnessed someone going through mail that was at a local recycle center. I asked the man, “Is that your mail you are going through?” His reply was, “No, it’s not mine.” There was an attendent on duty, and I stated by concerns and he went to where the man was and asked him if he was sorting items he placed in the bin, the man said no. The attendant stood there a minute or so and then walked away. Highly annoyed, when returning home I call our local waste management director and complained and did mentioned about the lack of concern by one of the attendants. My suggestion is to complain to someone in charge of the recycle depot if you witness someone going through one of the bins and… SHRED, SHRED, SHRED anything that has your name, address, account or anything that can be used to steal your identity. Why is a dumpster diver taking your mail, it has to benefit them in some way, or what is the point? Quote Link to comment
+Manville Possum Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Thank you for that public service announcement of identity security. But what exactly does it have to do with Waymarking? About as relevant as: cerberus1 has not posted any waymarks yet. No, but they are a premium member and can vote in peer review and enjoy all the other perks of Waymarking. So what's your point? Does Waymarking not already have a category for dumpster dive sites? Are you suggesting I should have posted this in the "Drive-by Waymarking" proposal? No, I moved on with that idea. Are you suggesting a new category for dumpster diving for mail? Maybe it's that I just don't understand you rant in relation to Waymarking. You lost me, I'm sure that not-a-waymarker-yet person is confused also. Quote Link to comment
+cerberus1 Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Are you suggesting a new category for dumpster diving for mail? Maybe it's that I just don't understand you rant in relation to Waymarking. You lost me, I'm sure that not-a-waymarker-yet person is confused also. If that's me, nope, didn't get the relation, that's why I asked. I don't participate (yet) but that doesn't mean I don't keep track... Was gonna report it as spam until recognizing the name. Quote Link to comment
+T0SHEA Posted August 6, 2016 Author Share Posted August 6, 2016 I get it, perhaps more focus on "Places for Recycling" would be more appropriate. It is like a lot of new threads, they get so recycled that the point is lost. Perhaps this will be more to the point: Posted April 18, 2013 http://www.Waymarking.com/waymarks/WMGWY5_RC_Westbridge_British_Columbia Quote Link to comment
+MountainWoods Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Live out in the country. Anything that can be burned (paper, cardboard) gets burned in our burn barrel. Never makes it up to the end of the street (1/4 mile away from the house!). Kitchen has 3 cans: burnables, recyclables, everything else. But it is an interesting point. Sooner or later I'm going to Waymark the place where we recycle metal, but I just haven't had the chance. It's only about 10 miles away. Quote Link to comment
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