Cha-Ching!

The level of decadence is astounding at the skip site with "the things folks throw out", but this Monopoly fiver cast amongst the swine at the rear of Garbologist Headquarters takes it to whole new levels. Not sure who wouldve been playing there, but there are two chairs in the bike shelter the noo so perhaps some night time visitors took time out from raking the General Waste Skip to sit down to a wee bit of buying and selling on Bond Street. Incidentally, American comedian Steven Wright has a joke about Monopoly, its reasonably obvious..........
........"I think its wrong that only one company makes the game Monopoly".

1st Wasp of Spring?

Along with youths and the weather, Garbologist HQ is now being targeted by something else! WASPS! We didn't think they existed at this time of year, but the Hi-Viz vests were only made about a month ago so we did 'the math' and realised that the wee bugger must have targeted us specifically, in what may well be the first wasp attack of the decade? Don't be spilling any fizzy juice about your person while wearing yellow in the near future mind!

Garbage Artwork!

There was an exhibition on in London by Michael Landy called ART BIN where people were invited to throw out a bit of art into the bin which would then be destroyed! It finished last weekend, but the Garbologists wasted no time in applying to 'safely dispose' of a copy of our 1st Newsletter. Sadly, we received no reply, but it just means one more lucky recepient from our limited print run! We reckoned that by putting in a copy of our newsletter we'd be 'Recycling' (haw haw) the very context of our existence as an art movement and union! Opportunity missed Landy!

Recycling Doon Dundeh Riverside!

The Garbologists were out on a field trip recently to Riverside Recycling Depot as part of Kill Your Timid Notion experimental music festival in Dundee. We were led on an interesting tour of the site by Peter Goldie as part of artist Jarrod Fowler's investigation into recycling. It was great to see the site location - on the Invergowrie corner of the Silvery Tay - and to hear more about realistic possibilities for green waste recycling and waste reduction. As ever, find out more from the film on the Garbologists YouTube site!

Crieff Landfill Site Check!

The pictures here show Alan Rigby of P&K Council and the Garbologists checking a covered landfill site for gases. The process depicted is water being pumped from the landfill (up to 30metres underground!) to be tested for various gases and chemicals. There are many old landfill sites like this around the country, and are almost impossible to detect, apart from the wooden marker posts and pipes leading to test sites. To find out more check out the Garbologists YouTube site and watch the film about Alan, its got some fascinating stuff about the testing methods!

Recycling On The Silver Screen!

Went to see Micmacs earlier on, its a wild French film about getting one up on arms dealers. It features loads of madcap inventions made from skip finds and the place where the vigilante recyclers bide (pictured left) is made out of stuff dumped in the Scrappies yard, and is far more homely than Garbologist HQ! Its on at DCA in Dundee till 18th March! Head along!

PD Profanities!

Some high-brow reading on PD 12 motor today! I had an old copy of the Viz in my piece bag today out on the beat in Aberfeldy, and loader Alan Wilson couldn't believe it was still getting published! He used to read it years ago, and is pictured here getting tucked into Roger's Profanosaurus!

Rubbish Laughs!

I'm currently watching 'Rhod Gilbert's Work Experience' on Big British Castle 2. Comedian Gilbert has donned his Hi-Viz and is tackling the day job of a Scaffie in Wales. A 6am start and so far he's rolling out some decent funnies while walking on a litter-picking beat along the seafront. Check it out on iplayer while you can and see how he gets on!

Ye Tube!

The Garbologists have their own YouTube channel! It features short films made about the jobs being done from Friarton Depot and other wee films relating to the project. Don't expect to find any hilarious 10-minute long home videos of cats in silly jumpers looking at their owners through magnifying glasses here though, this is pure recycling and art on film! Pity the Oscars were last night, reckon the 3 second Cherry-Picker film would have swept up Best Picture nae bother!

www.youtube.com/garbologists

Make Your Own Waterproof Business Card Holder!

Piece together a bit of old fencing from the wood skip, a 'found' hinge cast amongst the swine in the metal dump, a spare bit of waterproof roofing felt from HQ build and an empty screw box and you'll get a slightly waterproof, not very secure yet 100% recycled outdoor business card holder! Most people keep theirs in their wallets I reckon, or an 80's style Rolodex. We can only aspire to such things. Eyes peeled for the holder in situ down Friarton Depot!