Nutgraf

I did my bit for the planet today – or a partial bit, anyway. I took up a green plastic bucket in the name of Bethesda Green, and mercilessly annoyed the good people (and everyone else) of Bethesda who were thoughtful enough to bring their old, obsolete, broken, or busted electronics to the neighborhood high school for recycling.

Unload 'em if you got 'em.

When I wandered off, a mere third of the way through the event, there had been 261 cars through the line already, and cars were lined up down the street. The guys were already loading up a 2nd tractor trailer, having already filled one and sent it on its way. Incredible. I’ll get some final numbers when the total weight is tabulated, but I think that last year they collected just shy of 100,000 pounds!

Does this sound familiar?

Would you like a postcard about the organization? [holds one out]  We’re inviting people to sign up for the e-mail list [waves clipboard, clicks pen] so you can find out about these events. And the fine people from HonestTea are giving out product at the bottom of the hill [points]. How about making a donation [rattles bucket]. Right this way; please don’t get out of your car, the gentlemen with the muscles will unload for you. Thanks so much for participating! [friendly wave]

I was the one who’s definitely not a teenage girl in a matching t-shirt, which is why I took off early. I figure they have advantages in the pestering you with clipboards and plastic buckets department that I don’t. I decided to go make some pixels on the subject instead. Besides, I do hate a plastic bucket.

Here's what the back of a teenage girl in a matching t-shirt looks like.

Congrats to everyone who lined up on East West Highway and a great big set of kudos to the fine, fine people form Montgomery County’s Division of Solid Waste Services who were doing an awesome job of unloading, organizing, packing, and schlepping the tons and tons of recyclables that can now be stripped and reused.

Monitors by the dozen

We use so much stuff, and I know today’s event was just a drop in the bucket (get it? bucket?). It’s cool, though, to see hundreds of people of all ages, kinds, car-choices and grooming habits all convene on this one spot to do one thing for no compensation. Good for you.

And sorry about the bucket.

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