The metro’s blue recycling carts

Have you seen Des Moines’ new blue recycling carts? Most have been delivered. What can you put in or not put in? Like ‘em?

One big advantage? It’s much easier on the back than hauling the loaded green bins. But… is it a recycling cart or a recycling car? I’d have to collect recycling for 2 months to fill it, and I’m not the only one who thinks the carts are on the large side. Two silly facts: 1) Filled with water, it weighs 800 pounds. 2) Filled with the Purple Wren’s sweetie, it weighs less than 800.

You have to give a lot of credit to someone for the color choice. It matches … um … well …

• my poster of the Blue Man Group
• the Boise State football field
• a Drake t-shirt
• Picasso’s The Tragedy

To tell you the truth it’s big, ugly and doesn’t match anything within 10 blocks of my house. It can hide me, but I can’t hide it.

Oh well. Here are the final advantages:

• add a pillow and it doubles as a spare bedroom for unexpected guests
• still visible after a 42″ snowstorm, and best of all
• add one more wheel, a stool, and a little Saranwrap, and you’ve got an Iso Isetta Turismo!

photo by Purple Wren