Styrofoam, plastic bags,
plastic bags full of bags,
sneakers and shoes, bowling balls,
basketballs, footballs,
wicker baskets, vcr tapes, cd disks,
pocket books unless they have money in them,
leaves and brush, pillows and sheets,
plywood, shingles, pool covers, blue tarps
garden hoses, brick and blocks and chunks of concrete,
household batteries,
pots and pans with the beef stew still in them,
unopened canned goods
spray paint cans still half full,
ceramics and pottery,
cookware, dishes, coffee cups, drinking glasses,
window and plate glass, mirrors,
plastic base to a basketball hoop with the sand still in it,
plastic rope and twine, plastic banding,
loaded diapers,
planter pots with the dirt still in them,
cardboard boxes with the Styrofoam and bubble wrap still in them,
carpet and linoleum, dog chains and cables.
I’m sure that I’ve missed a few,
but it is kind of funny but true.
We see this every day.
Note: this originated as a list distributed by Taylor Garbage Service, Inc in Vestal NY. It does not seem to be copyrighted, but I take no credit except for formatting it into a poem.