When companies that service us are deceptive it can cause a disaster or even death. A few years ago, our street’s power would go out often, even on a sunny day. Consumers Energy would come out, replace the fuse and leave. I watched to see what was going on.
Every time a bird landed on our power lines a fuse would pop, the bird fell down dead, and we lost power. I reported this and showed the evidence to the repairmen. I decided to look at the reports they filed on the site. They lied! The repairmen stated that trees caused our power outage when there are NO trees there.
I made many calls to reach the engineers because the people beneath them couldn’t comprehend the hazardous conditions. When I reached an engineer, he was shocked! He sent a team out right away to replace our power lines and our transformer. No more losses of power or dead birds.
GFL started servicing our area in Gerrish Twp. They gave us a flyer that shows plastic bags, and states that they recycle “all plastics.” I couldn’t believe it and called them to ask over the phone. They repeated, “Put it in there and we’ll take it.” I decided to check again and messaged GFL through Facebook. They told me they don’t recycle single-use plastics, styrofoam, no clam shells, etc… They Lied to us!! They asked who told me I could recycle these items. They did! Maybe others still have that original flyer too.
If you are incensed at being deceived too and have been putting these materials in your bin, please stop and message, write, or call GFL. In the meantime, I’ll take my single-use plastic back to Walmart or Meijer (who do recycle them) and my styrofoam to HHW.
Donna Russell
Roscommon
