Trash at the Metro Transfer Station dump is separated as much as possible...lumber in one section of the bay, glass, metals, cardboard, etc. in other sections, all in an effort to prevent much of it from ending up in the land fill in eastern Oregon. Sometimes the customers who drive in to off-load their garbage will help with the separation process. Much of the trash has to be hand-separated by the "spotters" who work the bay area all day long. I always check these large metal separation bins, especially the paper bin, where I found some rolls of old architecture plans on vellum and regular white paper. These are some of the kinds of things that I like to use (along with paper schematic plans) for lining my assemblage boxes. The vellum may be a bit of a problem as it doesn't "hold glue" as well as regular paper, but I'm going to work with it a bit and see how I can use it. I probably got too excited about this find and brought too much home...I have enough to last for the next few (several) years.
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