Construction Manual Preview!

Get along to the Final Gathering at DCA this Sat 17th July and your in for more of this! This is a wee not so sneak preview (we're well aware of posting it on the internet) of Garbologists Construction Manual! It has pages and pages to keep you busy building things you will never need, or want! Along with this, we will laden you down with so much company tat you'll be finding things to throw out (and recycle!) for years to come! Get along! You wont/will* be dissapointed! The other 8 projects have some great stuff to keep you entertained throughout the day, from hair cutting, pub touring and dress-making!

* Garbologists take no responsibility for the production of our company keyrings, although we do indulge in 'rudimentary' quality, they are of a particularly poor standard!

Bin Motors Gone By!

Or 'Dustcarts', as the American Garbologists would have ye believe! Out on the beat, people often note how easy it is now for Garbologists to empty bins in relation to having to 'kowp' the metal cylinder beasts into the back o the 'dustcart' in grander days. It isn't any easier, as beat routes continually increase with the expansion of towns in the area, and thus, many more shiny new 240's ripe for the filling! In Figure 'A', two cavalier loaders completely disregard Safe Systems Of Work and hoist a fully laden bin high above their head an into the back end. Sore shoulders lads? Dont come running to the Health & Saftey Officer!

Made it to SNH Magazine Summer Issue!

A proud pair of Garbologists after making an appearance in everyones favourite Scottish Heritage Related Publication - Scottish Natural Heritage Magazine! We hosted an event for National Biodiversity Day last month, in planting new compost beds which are now bearing some fine Courgettes outside! Inside, they are not doing so well, the rising heat inside HQ has recently put paid to the growth of the one last hope in the indoor trays, the late, hardy, Basil. Take a moment....

Bin Motor Art Gallery!

The ultimate exposure for an artwork - exhibited on the side of a bin motor travelling to every nook and cranny of the local region! This happened back in 2006, but time is no marker on the relevance of post on Garbologists blog! Local councillor said "pairing waste collection with art is an innovative way of getting it into the public domain". But what if the bin men are the artists? - then the artwork is being made on the streets through the working day!

High-Brow Find of the Fortnight!

The good people of Invergowrie presented a plethora of fine publications to whittle away the piece-time after litter picking the parks of Invergowrie last month. Top o the pile were 2 Viz's, 3 Motor Bike Magazines, and a recent copy of the Dundee Courier. On the street sweeping motor you can keep abreast of current affairs nae bother with out on the beat finds! unfortunately, the dates on most publications meen you information will usually be 3 years oot o date!

Final Gathering Immenent - Logos on Everything!

Thanks to Lorne Gill of SNH for this image showing the shameless branding employed by the Garbologists to promote all commodities within their possession! Here, assistant artist Neil Nodzak helps hold the one and only Garbologist stencil (youve held up well lad, if a little limp from 100's of sprays by now) as it is sprayed on the side of our vegetable boxes. In the background, the Ford Fiesta still remians crashed and firmly lodged in the brae behind HQ. The can of spraypaint is of course 100% harmless to the environment (sic).

'Waste' Of Time Staying In That 'Rubbish' Hotel

But wait, a supermodel, in a hotel made out of rubbish? This must be staged? Indeed it is, but the message from the hotel is very serious. This hotel in Rome has been fashioned from debris scattered across beaches in Italy to highlight problems they have with increasing numbers of beach-tat, ice lolly wrappers and warm, sand filled cheese sandwiches left around on the beaches. In Scotland, beaches have similar problems in parts, but are rarely seen due to the 4-minute window of summertime offered by the MET to most of those dwelling north of Hadrians dyke!