Occupational Hazard

AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

As part of a school presentation I do, I scatter assorted trash and recyclables around the room, and the students pick up a piece and tell the class whether they'd recycle it, reuse it or throw it away. For MONTHS, I've been saving bottles and jars and cans from home to create a new recycling presentation box. I've cleaned everything just so, taken care to dull sharp edges and collected GREAT examples of each type and size of plastic. I was so excited and ready to use it soon!

I've had the items stored in a mini recycling bin in my office for over a month now, so imagine my surprise when I looked at it today and it was EMPTY! You guessed it, the cleaning staff had RECYCLED everything this weekend!

To look at the bright side, it's great to have a cleaning staff that actually collects our recyclables. The Chamber staff wouldn't pick up a gum wrapper from the bathroom floor for days, much less pick up our recyclables.

I will obviously have to start over and instead of leaving the mini bin on the floor, move it to a shelf and put a "Presentation Materials - Please Don't Recycle or Trash" sign on it.

The banging you hear is my head on my desk...

I think this is what they call baptism by fire!