Dumpsters And Bottle Picking In Whistler, BC!

[@newname2600]

Really liked the intro with the music, driving sequence, and a little bit of drone footage. The editing was good, too.

[@rawmilk905]

I like the way it's decorated up there with the stringed lights and gnarled tree aesthetic.

[@thubprint]

Lark Only me too! I kept calling it magical Christmas town 🥰

[@jackpotdigger834]

just the idea of beeing to be ableto work werever you are in the world is a great satisfaction by its own awesome thub

[@judithjanes5738]

Sounds like a job opportunity in the making, thub. You should attend the next city council meeting and critique their recycling system. If they're smart and care about recycling, you'd be their new Recycling Director with a handsome salary going forward.

[@ariesmariano4592]

Nice

[@annawright8277]

Thanks Thub for the adventure!!😯😊

[@angiefowler5827]

Enjoyed the scenic tour on your trip. Thanks!!

[@eba44]

Interesting vid, Thub. I'm in Maine, USA, in one of the very few states that accepts deposits on cans, plastic and bottle- drinks only. 5c. for everything except for 15c for liquor bottles- no matter the material. And where I am, they have machines that take one piece at a time, tally it up and spit out a slip which you turn in to the adjoining store- or use to pay for your groceries. And, being on an island, no one has bins by the road. Very few have dumpsters- and pretty much everyone goes to the local dump (a place where you can actually take brass and copper from the heap. You can take away pretty much anything w/ only a few exceptions. Crazy!!! So since moving last year, I've been stockpiling non-ferrous metals and as a new year's rez, doing road-side can and bottle clean-up for cig. $$. (the irony of my New Y rez is not lost on me!)

[@jackpotdigger834]

quebec anouced last week a MAJOR increase on deposit plus enlarge to milk water bottle and wine as well probably will end up doing same as you cant wait cause it look like lot of fun

[@zebcosk1097]

That was great! Thank you for the content!!

[@mariamarsala3159]

Welcome back missed your videos!

[@jeffmame605]

Wow - that is a lot of rules - all while watching out for bears!!

[@LL-sq8se]

Great video!👍🙋🕊️🧚🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@dillryan]

Really liked your brass vid. Go to goodwill and get cheap candle holders etc.

[@mehowshorts]

Awesome Adventure 👍🙂👍 Recycling Centers should be in Ontario too.

[@angellacoombs2801]

Thub leaves no door unchecked. That was fun!

[@jerryjennyc5352]

Hey ya thub , cool new video buddy

[@ryantimmins9479]

Heard great things about Whistler. Similar to Park City here in Utah.

[@beadonitboard]

Right now, I live in Marysville WA..there is recyling..but very limited, and there are no payments for bottles and or any kind of cans..so everybody just dumps what they please.

[@sandymcgill1910]

if you think that is bad, try Nova Scotia.. we have to sort and WASH our garbage. No bear problem either.

[@patriciarussell7487]

Kept thinking you were going to get cought.You do go inside those rooms.Different towns,may have different rules!🤗

[@r.livingston7745]

It'd be my luck that just as I'd scored several sacks of cans a bear would show up! Uhm, back door? What back door!

[@colleenposadas8415]

Whistler is pretty

[@kevink.2719]

Awesome stuff

[@mollynakamori]

You went grocery shopping in hippie-fairy land!

[@Iamchubbbs]

Hey thub where did you get all the purple bags? Great video also👍🏼

[@thubprint]

Lucky_Ace thanks! I had them made because I wanted something washable and reusable. So far they’re working out great! 👌

[@boostrange7055]

Love the bags! Do they say ‘leave it better than you found it’? 😍

[@thubprint]

Boo Strange they sure do 😉

[@r.livingston7745]

@@thubprint Wow, custom sacks! Classy!

[@bentleyalder5492]

What is the deposit per container in Canada and is it all containers?

[@ryantimmins9479]

Oh, and Thub that lady you spoke with at the bottle depot had a beautiful accent. Was she English?

[@thubprint]

I'm pretty certain she's Australian, Whistler has a lot of Aussies

[@lisa-bw9je]

Policy on crushed cans. They crush them anyways

[@xw6968]

A lot of work for very small money. But i would also think you are the only one doing it hehehe

[@bacallado1]

Regards from UK amigo

[@thelawfamily5657]

Wow u need to get that glass changed in your car very un safe

[@beadonitboard]

WHERE do you get those bags!??

[@thubprint]

Deidre Pyatte 😆 they’re pretty good huh? I found someone to custom make them because I didn’t want to churn through lots of black plastic ones. The hard part was finding the super extra jumbo size!

[@jackpotdigger834]

yeww les rocheuse

[@shelleyfromb.c.canada2027]

Going to the bottle depot is a chore. I've been collecting for 30 years and I don't want to do it anymore.

[@Vandal-Vlogs]

He lives

[@stuartstone6359]

Felt strange watching a guy halfway around the world talking to a girl with an accent from a few miles away lol

[@mrjolly11111]

Yep , same here 😎

[@stuartstone6359]

@@mrjolly11111 thought I was going crazy at first lol

[@myvicariouslife4012]

I guess I am spoiled due to the fact that any place that sells pop has to accept 10 cent cans here in Michigan.

[@nateallen1769]

I’m early ty Thub

[@kantas9712]

I don’t understand why People don’t separate their trash

[@ulfhenarpolymathmilitant6258]

do you want 8 garbage cans in your kitchen OR driveway?.....I didn't think so.

[@kantas9712]

ÚLFHÉÐNAR doesn’t matter recycling is important

[@ulfhenarpolymathmilitant6258]

@@kantas9712 yes, this I do know , I scrap old appliances on the side of delivering new appliances , here in the states I'd like to see a return price for ......., lets say plastic , to at least off-set the cost of the garbage bag. If you consume it and handle the waste the waste should have a value for the time spent. Everything has had a value at some point in the manufacturing process. And then the garbage companies are paid "X" amount from the "taxpayers" and then the waste company expects the consumer to "rent" an extra trashcan while at the same time the waste company is making more cash off of the "free" recyclables......my point being the consumer is being robbed until the very end of the process. WHAT IS THE " INITIATIVE" TO RECYCLE"

[@dillryan]

Are you getting plastic?. Is there any money in that?

[@stevendale7658]

That chick at recycling had a cute voice

[@lorita3488]

How do bad dates make us throw away good food? Have you ever found something in your pantry and wondered if it was still safe to eat? In your uncertainty, you likely flipped it over and looked for the reassuring date printed on the side before deciding. If the date was a few months away, you probably stashed it back on the shelf. If the date was today or last month, you likely threw it away. Better to be safe than sorry, right? What if we told you that almost everything you knew about expiration dates was wrong, out of context, or at best, unhelpful? Instead of a clear, consistent system in the U.S., we have a wildly confusing one where consumers may find a “best by,” “sell by,” or “use by” date on their food, without any indication as to what it means, who put it there, or if they should trust it. Despite the fact that these dates are nothing more than freshness suggestions from the manufacturer, 36% of consumers incorrectly believe that they are federally regulated food safety dates. The fundamental problem with the dates printed on our food packaging is not just that they’re confusing consumers; it’s that this confusion causes good people to waste good food - a lot of it. 80% of consumers report that they discard food prematurely because of confusion around expiration dates. Experts at ReFED estimate that standardizing our approach to expiration dates as a country could save over 398,000 tons - that’s over 700 million pounds of food! - from going to waste every year. It would also save 192 billion gallons of water from going to waste, too. Let’s start by addressing the basic questions. What do these dates actually mean? “Best if used by” and “best before” indicate when a product will be of best flavor or quality. It’s not a purchase or food safety date. A “sell by” date tells the store how long to display the product for. It’s not a food safety date. A “use by” date is the last date recommended for the use of the product while at peak quality. It’s not a food safety date, except for when used on infant formula. Are things safe to eat past their “best by” date? The short answer is yes, most foods are perfectly safe to eat after the date printed on the package. Research indicates that the core problem with these dates is the disconnect between how most of us interpret expiration dates and what they actually mean. In reality, they are nothing more or less than estimates of peak freshness. As food waste expert Dana Gunders explains, “the dates on food are the manufacturer’s best guess on when a product is at its freshest or best quality. [These dates are] not meant to tell you it’s bad and they’re not meant to tell you don’t eat it.” So if you’re wondering whether or not those chips are still good to eat, the main thing you should be concerned about is peak quality, not whether it’s “expired.” Jena Roberts, who runs a food testing firm focused on assessing the shelf stability of packaged foods, puts it this way: “If the food is consumed after its ideal quality date, it’s not harmful. A strawberry-flavored beverage may lose its red color, the oats in a granola bar may lose their crunch, or the chocolate clusters in a cereal may start to ‘bloom’ and turn white. While it may not look appetizing, the food is still safe to eat.” She admits, “the difference between food quality and food safety is a confusing subject. Even in the food industry I have colleagues who get confused.” Part of the reason that these dates are so confusing is another misconception about food safety. Well-intentioned people throw away food that’s past its “use by” date because they believe old food will make them sick, when in reality, foodborne illness comes from contamination, not from the natural process of decay. Dana Gunders explains that, “a common misconception out there is that we get sick from old food, and that’s not actually true. When you hear about someone getting food poisoning, it tends to be from a pathogen that was on the food already, like salmonella, E. coli, or listeria.” It’s time for our society to dramatically reimagine how we use and regulate date labeling on food. This does not mean that we’re not advocating for anyone to start devouring questionable deli meat, groceries from another decade, or fuzzy science experiments lurking in Tupperware in the back of your fridge. Foods can and will become unpleasant to eat, though rarely as fast or dramatically as you might think. Instead, we’re encouraging a more common sense approach. We’re firm believers that you should use your judgement, not a food manufacturer’s cautious guesses, to decide if something is still tasty and good to eat. Food is not like the pumpkin in Cinderella - it doesn’t just spontaneously decide to go bad at midnight on the date stamped on its packaging! What’s a better approach to food safety? Expiration dates are best thought of as loose guidelines. In addition, there are also some foods for which expiration dates are definitely relevant and some where they are not. Here’s a guide to help you understand the difference. Want an even easier way to tell? Just listen to Gandalf and “follow your nose!” Seriously. As Dana Gunders explains on our Unwasted podcast, “Your body is very well-equipped to know when to not eat food so you don’t get a stomachache. If it looks bad, smells bad, and tastes bad…don’t eat it. If it looks fine, smells fine and tastes fine, it should be fine to eat.” The research bears out that following your nose is a fundamentally sound approach. According to Sana Mujahid, Ph.D., manager of food-safety research at Consumer Reports, the best way to know whether a perishable food has spoiled is simply to “trust your taste buds and sense of smell.” Just as addressing food waste is the low-hanging fruit of addressing climate change, adopting a common sense approach to expiration dates is the low-hanging fruit of addressing food waste in our lives. It’s time to break up with expiration dates and start a new relationship with food. The next time you’re holding an item, unsure of what to do with it, remember to use all of your senses and your common sense to give it a fair shot before you throw it away. Building the food system we all want to see starts with reducing food waste, and reducing food waste starts with following your nose!

[@mr.zardoz3344]

What self respecting Canadian drinks Bud Light?

[@calebb7012]

Not even 17 dollars for all that work? Life there sounds pretty pricey $2000 for that small a space is ridiculous.