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George Martin's Strip Steak
- Address:
60 River Road
Great River, NY 11739Neighborhood:
East Islip
- Cuisine:
SteakhousePrice: $50 and over
George Martin's Strip Steak
- Dining Style: Fine Dining
- Website: http://georgemartingroup.com/
- Phone: (631) 650-6777
- Hours of Operation:
Dinner: Tuesday - Thursday: 5:00pm - 10:00pm, Friday - Saturday: 5:00pm - 11:00pm, Sunday 4-9pm
- Payment Options: AMEX,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: Steakhouse
- Executive Chef: James Cavorti & Frank Greco
- Dress Code: Smart Casual
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Chef's Table, Entertainment, Fireplace, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wine
- Entertainment: Live Music Every Saturday 7p.m
A word from George Martin's Strip Steak
George Martin's Strip Steak will appeal to those discerning diners who appreciate a true upscale steakhouse experience offering savory dry-aged steaks as well as a multitude of chops, seafood and house specialties that are sure to be palate pleasers.Continued
Strip Steak is situated in a turn of the century house in Great River, a
stone's throw away from the Great South Bay. The sophisticated, rich
design is vibrant yet intimate with an art deco style that mirrors the 1920's,
which is evident in the period artwork as well as existing architectural
Strip Steak is situated in a turn of the century house in Great River, a
stone's throw away from the Great South Bay. The sophisticated, rich
design is vibrant yet intimate with an art deco style that mirrors the 1920's,
which is evident in the period artwork as well as existing architectural
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Awards voted by OpenTable diners
- Diners' Choice WinnerSteak
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George Martin's Strip Steak reviews from OpenTable diners
107 reviews since July 29, 2014
- Food4.4Service4.5
- Ambiance4.3Noise LevelModerate
neighborhood gem (69)special occasion (54)romantic (48)fit for foodies (40)notable wine list (23)good for groups (16)hot spot (10)vibrant bar scene (9)late-night find (6)great for outdoor dining (4)great for lunch (1)kid-friendly (1)scenic view (1)Show More
- Not What We ExpectedunhappyDined on 9/7/2014The popovers were cold (should be hot to melt the butter). The ceasar salad was tasteless and had one half of one anchovy. The veal chop was topped by a pile of greens, which were larger than the ceasar salad I had. The pumpkin ice cream looked like pie filling and didn't have a pumpkin taste. (It was $14 per serving which I didn't know until I got the bill!)) My wife's salad was fine and so was her pasta with shrimp. Oh yes, when you order iced tea you expect to automatically get the sugar brought to the table. The waiter looked shocked when I asked for it.
- 90% of what we enjoyAllanandCynthiaDined on 9/6/2014Everything we ate was delicious and well prepared. Ample chopped salad and an amazing 38 oz Porterhouse perfectly cooked. The decor was vintage, (the time before retro!), and interesting. We dined in a private room with just 4 tables. The bar scene after was vibrant and there was a larger, dining space along with some live entertainment. Cyn and I had a great experience. I think it's constructive to offer the missing 10% we love to see; there wasn't a valet, which with a slight rain and tight parking lot can be inconvenient. With our dark evening attire, there should have been some black dinner napkins. Although our server was excellent, she had to carry multiple plates as done in a diner, no tray or rolling cart.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Outstanding!OpenTable Diner Since 2007Dined on 8/30/2014First timers and very impressed. Looking for something different and found it. Great food, great decor and great service! Definetely will be back!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- do it again comedy!moomooDined on 8/28/2014First time here,food INCREDIBLE, no rush service. Roseille,our waitress,couldn't be sweeter,professional yet like we knew each other for years. The show was hillarious. My jaws and sides were splitting... must do it again and again. The bar reminded me of old time n.y. city places. Keep up the great work.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Consistently good restauranteurRichDined on 8/23/2014I frequent George's establishments , because I know I will get a quality meal, and service from people that know what they are doing.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Excellent food and service.Mayidine27Dined on 8/23/2014Special place. Food and service excellent. Not inexpensive. Recommend highly for those "special evenings".Special Features:
- Good find.PandJDined on 8/22/2014Food excellent, steaks cooked to perfection. Music nice but a little loud for intimate dining. Would definitely go back.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Decent food, way overpricedmagsDined on 8/16/2014The shrimp entree I had wasn't that great, my friends said that the steaks they had were very good. Service was excellent, was a nicely-decorated place with good atmosphere. The main complaint was the prices. The place isn't that good for them to charge $48 for a steak without any veggies or potato, etc. If you wanted a baked potato it was extra and you had to order "family style" side dishes if you wanted veggies, etc. Not worth the money they charge.
- A favorite restaurantChuckDined on 8/15/2014We dine at GM Strip Steak regularly and always recommend it to friends. It's one of our favorite spots.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Outstanding...DiscerningDined on 8/14/2014From the moment you walk into Strip Steak and are greeted by the lovely hostess, you know you are in for a pleasant dining experience. The service, provided by a charming Danielle, added to the evening and had us all saying that we can't wait to go back. The food is definitely a ten all the way around.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- alicsheaDined on 8/13/2014We truly enjoyed our meal on Wednesday The food was amazing, the service, friendly and attentive. We will make this our new favorite place to go!!Special Features:
- Tracy Vinci MolloyeifoodieDined on 8/2/2014As always I cant say enough good things about this restaurant. Service, ambiance everything, just perfect. We live within a mile from this restaurant and it is always our first choice to go with friends for any occasion.Special Features:
- Excellent, as alwaysJudiVIPDined on 8/2/2014Our favorite restaurant never disappoints. There are some interesting additions to the menu, try the bacon wrapped shrimp. If you want a quieter room, request the Speakeasy. Our server Catherine was excellent, and we had a great timeI would recommend this to a friend.
- REDRUMDined on 8/2/2014tHE FOOD I VERY GOOD AS IS THE SERVICE. LOVE THE SPECIALSSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great foodBellportBobDined on 8/1/2014We were seated not far from the live music on Friday which made it very difficult to converse. Staff was very accomodating and moved us to a different table which was much more conducive to conversation. Overall, the food and service were very good. The noise level (even away from the live music) was too high - they need to work on this.I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great place to eateatitupDined on 7/31/2014The restaurant is a little expensive but the food is great and worth it.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- The following 724 reviews are from the George Martin's Strip Steak reviews archive.
- Excellent as alwaysAJShoeVIPDined on 7/26/2014Goerge Martin's is a an absolute gem. Steaks are excellent, wine list is extensive and offer many fine choices. A stand out in the area is always sure to please. Add to all this the award winning bartending that mixes up some of the best libations you will find anywhere. I always love to visit this establishment. It is truly worth the trip. I have never been dissapointed.Special Features:
- Our anniversary dinnerAToZDined on 7/19/2014This restaurant was excellent!!steak was cooked perfect, salad was so tasty and veggies very good. The ice cream was to die for, so creamy and best I've ever hadSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2012VIPDined on 7/19/2014Staff is very inviting, our waitress was quite attentive. We arrived early on a Saturday night (before the evening rush), drinks came out quickly and the specials were explained in great detail. The bread was very good and we enjoyed "the maple butter". The building fits in with the neighborhood, older and quaint but decorated tastefully. We both ordered steak, I had the filet with the Oscar enhancement, very tender and flavors of the meat, crabmeat and asparagus was delicious. We will definitely be returning in the near future.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great Food and Cool AtmosphereEIFoodReviewerDined on 7/11/2014Had the George Martin skirt steak and it was cooked perfect. Sides were a little bland but the steak had soo much flavor. Service was a little slow, but very friendly and warm. Cool 1920's theme. We went on a Friday night and they had live music which was very good but we were looking for a quiet night and the music was very loud. Had a good time regardless.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 7/5/2014Food was good. Service was disappointing. Ran out of Pinot Grigio after two glasses.
- renoDined on 7/4/2014terrible food baked potato ICE COLD marinated steak was totally oversalted salds were forgettable not worth it at allSpecial Features:
- Awesome as always!MarkCisVIPDined on 7/3/2014Every time I go...this place gets better! Really nice efficient people...neat venue...outstanding food. What else is there?Special Features:
- My go to choice for a special nightRSquaredDined on 6/28/2014Consistantly great food, service and ambiance. They were really busy on our last visit but still firing on all cylinders. Great wine list. This is a neighbor hood gem that everyone should try. No excuses.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- The food was outstanding!Caps628Dined on 6/28/2014We've eaten at many streakhouses and George Martin's Strip Steak was, by far, one of the best meals. The food was amazing and the atmosphere was not stuffy, like most high-end steakhoused.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- ExcellentOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 6/28/2014The service and food is outstanding. Everyone went out of their way to make us feel welcome. The meat was tender and all the food was very tasty. The ambiance was also very nice. I highly recommend the strip steak, mushroom risotto, chopped salad, and mac and cheese.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great PlaceOpenTable Diner Since 2009Dined on 6/26/2014We went there for my birthday and had a great time. We really enjoyed the Cowboy Ribeye with the mushroom risotto. Also had the mac n cheese with the lobster and the sweet potato wedges were amazing. They feature specialty drinks that were really good as well. The service was impeccable. They also had a live performer singing and it was a bit loud but nice. It was hard to have a conversation over the music.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Delicious as always!OpenTable Diner Since 2007VIPDined on 6/26/2014Dinner was fantastic! We always love going to Strip Steak especially on week nights when it is not too crowded. Our pre-teen children love the food as well and enjoy being treated like "young adults."Special Features:
- OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 6/26/2014Dinner was excellent. I would go back again. Price is high, Save for a special occasion.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- luv2partyDined on 6/21/2014The food, service and atmosphere was wonderful. We were a party of 6....and all of us had a great time.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Shameful Wine ListMoonstruckOneVIPDined on 6/17/2014The food & service are exceptional. Excellent calamari, overdressed but tasty chopped salad, great potato & a fine steak cooked & seasoned perfectly. But steak eaters like good red wines and Strip Steak doesn't have any good reds at a fair price. We ordered a Banfi Chianti Riserva, and they initially tried to pass off a $15 Banfi Classico as the $48 Riserva. We rejected it and ordered a wine "listed" as a Super Tuscan, but it was NOT a Super Tuscan; it was merely a cheesy red table wine from Tuscany. The person ordering & pricing the wines is clueless. Every steakhouse needs some good reds priced $40 to $60. It's obscene to charge 3x retail for wine. Melinda, our server, was 5 stars. Danielle, the hostess, was gracious.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 6/14/2014Im been to strip steak before never had a bad meal also staff is on its numbers will go back again. Great place you'll be happy you went.Special Features:
- Too LoudOpenTable Diner Since 2009Dined on 6/14/2014On Saturday evening they had a 2 man band that was incredibly LOUD! They didn't need amplification, but had microphones and the noise made it impossiible to have a conversation. Also, our entrees took a very long time to appear(35 minutes). The food was excellent, with only one glitch; the skirt steak was overcooked when ordered medium.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- great night on a special occasionmikescudaDined on 6/14/2014Went to celebrate our engagement, everything was great! Not cheap but worth the money !Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Our meal was outstandingDebnjamDined on 6/13/2014We really enjoyed our evening at this restaurant. Food and service was impeccable. Leah Laurenti was the singer for the evening and she is an amazing performer.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Excellent EveningMcstumpDined on 6/12/2014First and foremost Filet Tips Stroganoff was outstanding. Petite Filet was cooked to perfection. The service and our waitress made the evening very enjoyable.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great SteaksJohnCVIPDined on 6/10/2014I am a fan of this place. The food is outstanding, the ambiance is terrific (they play great music if you are a 60s/70's rock fan. No doubt that Strip Steak serves the best steaks in the area. Blows away Tellers. They have to get a handle on service though. It is mediocre at best. Hostess and bartender don't make you feel welcome at this place, unless you happen to be one of the clique of regulars who must hang at the bar several nights a week. We had a waitress the other night that was, in a word, rude.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 6/7/2014It's pricey but the food is always spot on. Cooked to perfectionSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great PlaceadkchefVIPDined on 6/7/2014Our first time there, we went for my birthday. Nice ambiance and bar. Service was very good. Shared the Porterhouse and some sides. My wife mentioned to the server it was my birthday and they brought dessert over with a candle in it, and they gave it to us on the house. (Nice touch) We will defiantly go back again.Special Features:
- Could have done better.fab4Dined on 6/6/2014For the price not worth it. Honey butter served with bread, terrible. Bread, terrible. Creamed spinach had a fishy flavor to it. My seared tuna just ok. Best part of the meal was the fried calamari (app) and the service. This place needs to step up its game.Special Features:


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It might be time for federal Employment Minister Jason Kenney to make another visit to Estevan.
He can see just how reliant this city is on temporary foreign workers (TFWs), and just how detrimental the new restrictions in the Temporary Foreign Workers Program could be for southeast Saskatchewan, and other economic hotspots in Canada.
Kenney was in Estevan about 2 1/2 years ago to meet with local entrepreneurs and community leaders, so that he could learn more about the challenges facing business owners in the southeast.
The changes to the TFW program announced in late June will compound the challenges in the current business climate in Estevan, and other areas that are thriving.
Kenney isn't a fool – he's a strong MP and one of the most powerful cabinet ministers for Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Harper and Kenney recognize that the changes to the TFW program will likely be favourable for voter-rich areas like Ontario or Quebec, where the economy isn't powerful.
But the new TFW program restrictions are a millstone for businesses in this region, particularly those in retail and hospitality sectors.
A program with some different guidelines for areas that actually need TFWs, would have been better than the one-size-fits-all approach proffered by Kenney.
Canadian businesses should always look to hire Canadians first. Temporary Foreign Workers should be regarded as a last resort. Nobody should dispute this.
But what happens when employers can't find people to fill their job vacancies, either because of a shortage of workers, or an inability to compete with high-paying industries? TFW's become the best possible option. Unfortunately, they might become a dwindling option under Kenney's new TFW system.
Employers should also treat TFWs the same way they treat Canadian employees. TFW's should be fairly compensated, with the same potential for benefits.
Most employers treat their TFWs properly. Those that don't should be held accountable, and possibly lose their eligibility for the TFW program. That would be a death blow for many businesses in the southeast.
We've seen the benefits of the TFW program in southeast Saskatchewan on a daily basis for about seven years. They're outstanding workers with intelligence, proficiency and excellent attitudes. Most have a cheerful disposition, and they have a level of appreciation for living in Canada that many Canadians lack.
Many get involved in the community. Some bring their families to this country. They eventually become permanent residents and citizens.
And we all benefit from that.
But it's unlikely that we'll benefit from these new changes to the TFW program. If these alternations force businesses to close, then it leaves us as losers.


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One of our favorite cars of the BMW display at the 2012 Paris show is this cashmere silver F11 5 series touring sitting on a set of 20″ V-Spoke Style 356 wheels in Liquid Black finish. The upsized wheels fill out the F11′s fenders very nicely and the liquid black wheels look great contrasted against cashmere silver.
The price on these 356 wheels are not for the weak-hearted however, as they are listed (MSRP) at $839 for the fronts and $865 for the rears (as listed in … CONTINUED
The annual UK National BMW Festival was recently held at the Heritage Motor Centre in the UK. This year's event celebrated the 40 years of BMW Motorsport and the 60th anniversary of the BMW Car Club of GB.
Check out the massive set of photos inside.
BMW USA looks to enhance awareness of its BMW Certified Pre-Owned Sales Event with this new set of CPO related ads.
More about the special financing options at: http://www.bmwusa.com/cpo
The summer season always brings BMW enthusiasts together and this past weekend saw yet another meet and greet gathering BMW fans and owners in the hotbed of BMW and M enthusiasm – Southern California.
Steve Thomas BMW hosted its BMW and MINI meet at its location in Camarillo, California. Check out some of the great rides in attendance, which at one point reached nearly 200 cars and over 300 people.
In addition to the great comparison review between his new 2013 F10 M5 and F10 550i, M5POST member kamichael now shares with us a great set of comparison pics between the M5 and 550i. See inside.
On a recent Saturday, 1ADDICTS members visited Manhart Racing GmbH in Wuppertal, near the Essen area in NRW (Western Germany).
The Chef/Boss & Technical Director of Manhart Racing GmbH, Christoph Erfurt showed us around the shop and exlpained in detail any questions we had of their various project cars. While Benedict Spohr the sales manager answered the "how much is THAT" questions.
The Manhart crew could not have been nicer to all ofus 1Addicts. It was a fantastic day with lots of cool cars to droll over. They … CONTINUED
Sunday, August 19th was the BMW Car Club of BC's Concours, held at Waterfront Park in North Vancouver. Overcast sky made for an unspectacular backdrop but the neutral lighting also granted the ability to take pictures from almost any angles.
The manual transmission for the BMW M5 is not extinct just yet. The North American market receives a manual transmission option for the 2013 F10 M5 and an M5POST members is one of the first to have an opportunity to test out the manual M5. He has published his review for us, together with video of the 6MT shifting action. Read on inside…
BMW has issue a service bulletin (SIB / TSB) which will allow dealers across the country to reprogram / code all BMW models with the Auto Start-Stop feature so that the system defaults to the "Last User mode" (last used setting) the next time that the car is turned on. Check out auto start stop SIB 12 15 12 inside.
As a luxury car maker, BMW places heavy emphasis on the comfort technologies in its cars. Since the fifties, BMW engineers have worked to make driving each new BMW model more comfortable and an easier experience than before. Watch the evolution of comfort technologies in BMW automobiles in the video inside.
You know the physical specs of the F30 3 Series and how it compares to the E90 3 Series and F10 5 Series, but exactly how do their size and shapes compare? See how the cars compare in these silhouette overlays, which show us the precise differences.
After achieving record sales in the first half of 2012, the BMW Group reported its best-ever sales result for July. With a total of 135,537 (prev. yr. 129,102) BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brand vehicles delivered worldwide last month, the company increased its sales by 5.0% compared to the previous year. It was also the first time in the company's history that over one million vehicles had been delivered in the first seven months. From January to July the number of deliveries climbed 7.6% to 1,036,088 vehicles … CONTINUED


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Heritage Railway Project
The Rimutaka Incline Railway Heritage Trust aims to reinstate and operate a world-class heritage railway between Wellington and the Wairarapa. The Railway will be a unique tourist attraction for Wellington and New Zealand, and a major contributor to the regional economy.
On Tuesday 21st October we took delivery of ex-Ohai Railway Board locomotive No.1 at our Maymorn railway heritage site.
The locomotive was built by Drewry/Vulcan in 1947 for the Ohai Railway Board and along with being used on coal trains was used on some of the first diesel locomotive hauled passenger trains in New Zealand.
A huge effort put into the workshop over the weekend of 4-5 October, all four barge boards lifted up, flashings fitted and soffit installed at the Upper Hutt end. We're very close to completing the roof - which will be a most welcomed milestone in this project.
The weather was patchy at best, but thankfully not as bad as was forecast, and we got a huge amount of work done. Thanks to all who helped out!
We're now able to clad the Upper Hutt end wall - the ColorSteel sheets on site ready to install.
On Saturday 23 August 2014 we were fortunate to have Peter O'Flaherty, local Upper Hutt Contractor, load up ballast wagons for us at Maymorn.
Four of our fleet of Yc ballast wagons were pressed into service, including recently overhauled Yc817, hauled by our Hillside Tr189. Ballast was discharged and spread at a few different spots, including the shed yard and a stretch of our mainline.
A recent grant from Pelorus Trust and donation from Wellington Community Trust are a significant funding boost for our workshop project.
Another milestone for our railway on Sunday 11 May - the first public operation with a locomotive-hauled train. Our Hillside Tr189 did the honours, hauling D2411, one of the trailer cars that make up the 'Cyclops' electric multiple unit set.
With the locomotive-hauled train we can now cater for trains rides for around 40 people at a time. People can enjoy a short ride in our station yard, with the added nostalgia of the English Electric units that were withdrawn from service on the Wellington network back in 2012.
CAD (Computer Aided Design) work has begun for the rebuilding of two Wb class Baldwin tank locomotives at the Rimutaka Incline Railway. Wb 292 and Wb 299 were salvaged from a dump site at Seddonville on the West Coast in 1989, having been dumped after withdrawal from service in 1958 and 1960. They have been in storage at Maymorn since 2008, and the frames of both locomotives are now inside the rail vehicle shed awaiting attention.
Visitors to our Maymorn site will notice a change in our track layout, with the rebuilding of road 4 alongside the rail vehicle shed.
A temporary connection had been made in February 2013 so that Cyclops could be placed onto its storage track (check out Cyclops' journey into preservation at Maymorn). We removed two tracksets from the siding shortly afterwards to give better truck access to the workshop construction site - but kept the rails to hand for later reinstatement.
12 January was our first running day for 2014 - a brilliantly fine day - featuring cab rides in our shunting locomotive Tr189.
Today we had an excavator on site to form a truck crossing just to the Upper Hutt side of the pedestrian crossing. House trucks and other over-dimension loads request to cross both KiwiRail and our railway lines on a reasonably regular basis — and we had a few tasks to complete before the next crossing can take place. A low concrete wall at the base of our security fence needed pouring. Hard fill had to be placed between our mainline track and the wall, and a ramp from the wall down to the driveway level.
After five long days of effort by Trust volunteers, steam locomotive Ab745 arrived at Maymorn on Wednesday 30 October.
The locomotive frame, boiler and many stored parts were prepared for transport over Labour Weekend. The frame and boiler were brought out of the Stratford goods shed ready for lifting onto trucks. On Tuesday 29th the frame was loaded onto a long trailer, the boiler onto a 8m truck trailer and various parts stowed on and around the main components.
The weather was a key factor in the move, much better than what had been forecast earlier in the week.


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Sneaky bin chipping still in the bag for UK.gov
A government announcement today that it is scrapping plans to penalise householders for not recycling scores eight out of ten for effort – but it may not go far enough to appease the civil liberties lobby. Your bins will still be microchipped, and - whether you like it or not - your household waste habits will still be recorded …
RBWM Scheme a Travesty
The Royal Borough's scheme, run by an American company, is a joke. Instead of encoraging residents to produce less rubbish, it merely encourages them to put more in the recycling bin. I generate very little rubbish, typically putting my bins out every four or five weeks. I recycle as much as possible, and would recycle more if the council wasn't so picky about what can be recycled - plastic bottles OK but other containers made out of the same plastic aren't accepted.
Moreover the scheme is open to abuse. I could easily pick up catalogues from Argos and put them straight in the recycle bin. I could have an arrangement with an opted-out neighbour. He would use my recycling bin whiolst I would use his wheely bin. We need to reward people for generating less rubbish, not for recycling more regardless of what goes to landfill.
Wot He said
I was trying to formulate a response to the article about not consuming as much being greener than recycling, you have put it more eloquently than I could - here's a pint
I Agree!
As a Maidenhead resident, I was very dissapointed with the con-servatives when they ..finally... introduced the scheme. M&S vouchers and coffee vouchers? (No Lidl, Asda,Tesco vouchers? or how about some of MY cash back?...no? )
Asda reading has a pretty decent recycling area, unlike Sainsburys maidenhead. or Tescos.
My workplace also has decent recycling, so if I prepare food at work, i generate little waste.
In fact , the only thing I use is the civic amenity site in stafferton way for garden waste and white goods disposal .Haven't put a bin out since September 2008, after i got a snotty note about not putting stuff in the correct container.
Well said
Heard Pickles on the radio today: some guy who'd done a study of schemes elsewhere in Europe said more or less that rewards are OK, bit they're not the whole answer because they don't give people an incentive to produce less waste. Pickles came on and said "bloody ridiculous" and started ranting about tesco cards and said he believed in treating people with respect bla bla.
If this is the intellectual level of our elected representatives then I despair.
"it is likely that councils will still have to collect data from all bins, and therefore all households, in order to select out data relevant to those who are opted in"
No ... those who opted out have bins without chips in .... derrrrrr
That would require..
use of logic!
Opt out method
Or you could opt out if you know someone with a really big microwave, pop the bin in there for 30 seconds and fry the RFID chip. There's a way to do it using a normal microwave but it requires modification that makes it dangerous to operate.
Not really
hmmm...so you foresee councils of the future buying in two types of bins...at extra cost...and wheeling a new bin round to a resident every time they opt in - or out - of the scheme?
I can see it would work. Can't see councils buying the costs, though.
If they're like the ones we have
You'd just pop the RFID chip in or out of the chip nest (under the rim near the lid. Always wondered why those rings were there, didn't you?)
What's wrong with this picture...
In the old "stick" scheme, one of the objections levelled against it would be that weighing bins and punishing people for having too much waste would encourage fly-tipping. In the new scheme however we're going to reward people for recycling. So one of two scenarios now appears apparent:
a) They reward people for putting LESS stuff in their bins, weighing less (hence "recycling" more)... which will, err... encourage empty bins and fly tipping!
b) They'll reward people for having MORE stuff for recycling. So then people will start nicking next door's recycling stuff and putting it in theirs, or leaving bottles half full etc., creating a whole new "benefit scam" recycling fraud.
Round where we live, we have just discovered that all the green bin day recycling waste has been going to the same land-fill as the black bin general waste for the last few years, yet they are still pushing people to only put the right stuff in the right bins etc.
Hypocrits the lot of them.
@Mr Spoon
Where's this then?
It's certainly a very common claim used by people to justify not sorting out recycling. It's entirely possible that whilst recycling is getting up to speed in an area, stuff will get landfilled until everything is fully working. It's also possible that this could happen if they simply get overloaded - recycling paper and cardboard after Xmas, for example.
But councils are now being very heavily penalised for not recycling (per ton of rubbish landfilled), so it hits them right in the pocket if they don't. That's a strong incentive for them to get it right. Oh, and it's an incentive for you to recycle too, bcos your council tax is paying for this.
Rewards for recycling?
So what they're saying is that they'll pay me to nip out just before the recycling collection and move all the stuff in my neighbour's recycling box to my box?
Still at least they're not (yet) planning to charge us for disposing of junk mail and leaflets.
Oh ye of little imagination
"So what they're saying is that they'll pay me to nip out just before the recycling collection and move all the stuff in my neighbour's recycling box to my box?"
Pfft, think outside the bin. Swap your RFID chip for theirs, then tell them that you're not registered and offer to put most of your recycling in their bin. They'll thank you for stealing from them.
Of course, you'd have to have the morals of a cabinet minister to do it.
And the money for this comes from...
... where? I know it won't be from "recycling" since most of it ends up in landfill anyway (thus incurring an EU-imposed landfill tax - which is why the push for recycling has been so voluble and vigorous to start with) or ends up being stored in huge warehouses while it waits for a slow boat to China. None of which brings in money.
So where does the money come from? I'd have to assume it comes from taxation of some form. This is going to add another cost burden to a state that is already faced with a huge spending deficit.
I was watching an interview with someone who was running the pilot of this just this morning, and he categorically stated that they are not chipping bins unless you opt in.
I will normally defend El Reg where others wouldn't, but seriously, OTT much?
Opt out, opt in, either way, not on my bin
My wonderful local council has opted everyone in by sneakily fitting the chip into black, blue and green bins. Well tough for them because I have removed them from mine, It's not difficult. A knife gets them out in about five seconds.
They are located under the rim at the rim at the front in one of the circular slots.
no space for bins?
so what happens if you got no space for bins?
i got steps at the front of my house and the only place a wheely bin could go i have got a caravan on it.
Um, put your rubbish in the caravan?
What a load of rubbish! Opt in is easy ...
Councils could send out sticky RFID chips which an individual household could decide to stick on their bins or not, thereby opting in as they wish. I believe some of the bins have a hole in which an encased chip can be easily placed in anyway.
It is rubbish (pun intended) to say that *everyone* must have their bins chipped in order to be able to reward people ... only those who physically opt-in need them ... just like loyalty cards (which are all opt-in), you get something if you do something and get nothing if you can't be bothered. It is self-policing as well because people will want to check online that their bins are being properly recorded so they get rewarded ... again no need to chip every bin, only those that are interested in getting something for recycling will need the chipping.
I can see a problem.
1. Councils post out RFID tags.
2. Daily mail readers throw a strop , throw RFID chip into bin in disgust.
Tax on the selfish
So, charging for waste generation is a "punitive and vindictive tax", eh? Can Alex Deane tell us how it's 'vindictive' that people who generate waste should pay to dispose of it, when the alternative is that we all subsidise them?
A tax or charge on non-recyclable waste is absolutely fair. Those of us who make an effort not only to recycle, but to choose products that have minimal unnecessary or unrecycable packaging are going to end-up subsidising the landfill habits of the lazy and selfish. I bet these people who go on about a 'rubbish tax' are the same people who bang-on about 'people on benefits' and the money they cost too. They are no better. Either recycling and reduce your waste or pay your way to bury it without burdening us taxpayers who actually care about something other than our wallets.
Because it's totally unenforceable?
OK, vindictive it might not be, but hopelessly expensive and ludicrously impossible to enforce it is. That's why it should be dropped completely.
How about instead:
Impose a tax on those who produce unnecessary packaging (supermarkets, I'm looking at you). This gets passed onto the consumer. Consumer notices that heavily packaged goods are more expensive, and buys goods with less packaging. Less rubbish ends up in bins.
There is no reason it is necessary to package things like fruit and veg into little polystyrene trays and cover them in shrink-wrap. Supermarkets do this entirely for their own convenience. People might suggest that wrapping things keeps them fresher, but I would counter this with the observaion that a lot of perishable goods 'sweat' when shrink-wrapped, which allows bacteria and fungi to break them down faster.
Moaning by the retarded....
The spanner in your argument is that the "people on benefits" pay nothing in to the council tax pot, whereas the people moaning about the waste tax are being sucked dry year after year by ever increasing council tax bills. Waste collection and water are the only council services I avail myself of. Living in Scotland I downright object to having to pay for water, let alone having to pay more for waste disposal!
Here have a grenade - do the world a favour and recycle yourself.......
Aw, bless their little ranting socks
But... but... then The Man will KNOW HOW MUCH WE'RE THROWING OUT! The Man! Throwing out! He'll know!
Well, yes, he will, but he really, really doesn't care - beyond using it to tax you - any more than The Man cares now how much gas or electricity you use.
Hardly inclusive
What about the communities that don't have bins and are still putting their rubbish out in bags, logic dictates that they can't opt-out or opt-in for the incentive.
Should be fun...
Apart from anything else, Mr "Fatty" Pickles' own constituency doesn't actually have wheelie bins, so I'm sure the local cash strapped council (Cons) are going to be overjoyed to have to provide them.
The other, blindingly obvious, problem is how do they know what proportion a household recycles? I have a compost heap, so compost-able things go on there. As do my shredded documents (because the council refuse to recycle shreddings, and I refuse not to shred anything with my details on it!).
Compare my rubbish bag heap to my neighbours and my household produces less than 50%, despite containing the same number of people, but due to the lack of huge bags of grass cuttings and food waste the proportions really don't work in my favour.
Last thing is once they have the bin issue sorted out is it will take the bin men far longer to do their rounds. At the moment they wander along the road and grab solo bags, adding them to their own bin men wheelie bins. Only taking them to the lorry once full. If every thing has to be weighed, each household's bin is going to have to be taken to the lorry one by one... (Actually two by two of course).
At the moment mine really are a well coordinated example of a slick operation. Time and motion studies wouldn't be able to streamline anything in the collection stage.
Oh well, guess I'll be throwing household rubbish in the neighbours bin then... Or maybe just swap the chips to swing the general/recycle ration more in my favour.
Communal bins?
How are they proposing to deal with communal bins used by blocks of flats and tennements? My close has 3 normal bins and 2 recycling bins between 8 flats, none of which have designated flat numbers on them. Who would they reward in this case?
I live in a flat. We have six wheelie bins, and a number of black recycling boxes and brown compost bins, in a communal bin store, shared by three houses and six flats, which are themselves different sizes. How would one suggest to equitably share the rewards, or more importantly, the penalties (as these would surely follow) imposed by any such scheme.
Someone who uses energy-saving light bulbs and switches off appliances at the wall when not in use pays less for their electricity than someone who leaves filament light bulbs and electric heaters blazing away in unoccupied rooms.
Someone who has a high-efficiency combination boiler and TRVs on all radiators pays less for their gas than someone who leaves pans uncovered and has an inefficient, permanent-pilot boiler with a poorly-insulated, gravity-fed hot water cylinder.
So why the hell should I pay the same amount to have a two-thirds-full wheelie-bin removed every six weeks, as somebody who puts out an overflowing wheelie bin every single week?
The "chip" in the bin is just a machine-readable version of the house number people usually paint on them anyway.
Charging people for taking their waste will lead to a very simple and obvious result. They will put in their car boot, drive to a lay-by or other spot where they think they can't be seen, and dump it. Soon there would be rubish everywhere.
And what does "recycling" now mean? It seems to have degenerated into a synonym for "rubbish" - eg at work, what were once "rubbish bins" are now called "recycling bins". How exactly is this stuff "recycled"? Who really separates the diverse stuff my council asks for in a purple bag ("all containers") into the separate materials? Armies of Chinese 8 year-olds from what I've heard; who else could or would do that work? Or is it just shipped to China to be dumped in holes and back-yards there?
I really would like to see some investigative journalism on what happens to "recycled" stuff, instead of the constant greenwash pured down our throats.
Fly tipping is illegal. Get caught doing it once, and pay a very hefty fine.
Most of the sorting is done in our own country (UK) by machine, with the bulk of sorted materials then exported - the recycled materials are 'raw' materials after all, so they're exported to the biggest manufacturing producers (mainly China) in the same way that other raw materials are.
That some councils are still asking people to sort materials themselves means that they are using less sophisticated recycling facilities. Councils who ask you to put all recycling material into a single bin are using more advanced/automated recyclers, the output of which will see about 95% of the material supplied recycled - the remaining 5% being material that cannot yet be recycled efficiently or is too contaminated to recycle (ie food packaging not washed out).
They have to be caught first
A guy in Bristol was making his living by advertising a "recyling" service, but dumping it in all sorts of places in the city, quite openly. Got away with it for years.
A lot of things are illegal (think parking, speeding, making excessive noise), but people do it, and they get away with it. The incentive to fly tip will be massive, and to millions of people.
Thanks a lot!!
I recycle practically everything I can manage. The puny little recycling bin I got off the local council couldn't hold a hamster's fart so I end up loading my car up once a week with at least 7 bin bags of plastic and cardboard taking it to the local point myself, at my expense. I tried putting out 4 bags of plastic and cardboard and one box of tins, all I got was a snotty yellow sticker slapped on my bags saying, "Reason for refusal: Too much for one house!". WTF?! You've got a fecking 7 ton truck with huge bins in the back to collect it?!
Upshot of this is I make a massive effort and get bugger all for it! Alright so personal gain is not something we are doing this for, but I will still end up on the blacklist same as the dirtbag three doors down from me who puts everything he throws out in his general rubbish bags, never even recycling so much as one little plastic bottle!
7 bin bags of rubbish?
In one week? How are you doing that? Or are you having regular deliveries from HP?
Just tried to get the wheelie bin in the microwave to fry the chip, didn't fit, anybody got a bigger microwave?
Obvious flaws
Unless we are to have lockable bins then the moving of point-scoring recycled waste to our own bins and moving of penalised waste to others is going to happen. If they don't chip all bins, even better, it makes it a victimless crime.
Waste which is detrimental to an 'owner' and cannot be passed onto someone else will be burned, buried, fly-tipped, will drip-feed into public waste bins or simply be pushed through the nearest hole of recycling points or post boxes.
Myself and neighbours used to have a nice collective waste management system running where we would fill one bin before starting on the next. That maximised bin use, minimised bin movement and emptying plus saved time and cost for the collection agencies and council. The mere mention of intended chipping and charging individuals by our council brought that to a crashing halt. A brilliant shot in their own foot.
Where I live, mainly a Victorian terraced area, what was once a relatively nice place now looks like a South African township with the numerous different bins imposed on us littering gardens and street as there simply is nowhere else to put them. It's an utter eyesore and has led to a domino -like collapse in the state of the area which could now, and quite fairly, be called a slum.
Meanwhile, in the real world...
If you want to tackle the rubbish problem, you need to tackle the supermarkets.
I don't know the exact figure, but i'd be surprised if less that 70% of what we send to landfill comes from supermarkets. No wonder they are so keen to stop us using plastic bags (not in itself a bad idea) - keeps the heat off the real issue - the vast amount of packaging used for everything else.
Epic fail
I for one would only end-up burning everything thats burnable in my open fire..
Sweet furry jesus
Could you lot whine more?
I mean if your neighbour moves your rubbish from your bin to his and you miss out on the amazing tenner a month because of this (at the absolute upper limit nearly), I can see that it's both a travesty against natural justice and a massive, gaping hole in your finances. Clearly this is the first step in the barcoding of all people and their posessions. Probably RFID us too.
It's a pilot scheme in one area, if there are flaws in the scheme, this is where they'll be found out. Possibly it might even work. Who knows? As it stands it only affects people who want to give it a go. Look at it like a scientific experiment to test a hypothesis, if it doesn't work, the hypothesis will be shown to be false.
a tenner a month is probably peanuts to the self selecting reg audience, there are areas where it would lead to big problems.
any sort of reward/fine based on what goes into a, necessarily, unsecured bin outside your house will have people coming from all over to fill bins or pinch recycling, probably strewing rubbish all over your garden & street in either case. After all even a tenner a month is 8-10 litres of diamond white!
The tenner you wouldn't have had otherwise?
Even if people steal your recycling, you're not worse off
That's the thing that's getting me here, people are whining about the possibility of someone stealing their possible chance to get something they wouldn't otherwise have or need.
It's basically whining about the possibility of a possibility of an idea's possible downsides. I fully expect people to complain about the possibility of people stealing their farts while they sleep when someone works out how to convert them into electricity which could be sold to the grid (fuel cell undies).
I can see where the idea came from. Supermarkets tried to charge 1p for carrier bags, but then realised it is better PR to give 1p back to people who reused bags (no doubt upping the price of something to retrieve the money).
But as others have said this doesn't work for recycling because it penalises those who takes steps to avoid wasteful packaging in the first place - the very thing we really want people to do.
Our council have introduced bins for green waste, so I suppose at some point in the future I will lose out financially for having the cheek to compost my own potato peelings.
You think the supermarkets are in to look green?
Based on my commercial buying experience, a company like Tescos probably pays at most £1 per 1000 for the carrier bags of the type they used to give away. Now say a large supermarket gets through 15000 bags a day, that's about £5400 per year. For ease of calculation, let's say Tescos has the equivalent of 200 large supermarkets, that's £1,080,000 per year.
Now, Tescos don't give away bags, they sell "bags for life" for 9p each. Even being generous, let's say Tesco pay £1 per 100 for these "more substantial" bags, and instead of getting through 15,000 per day, we'll be generous and say they only get through 1000 per day. That's 72 million of the new bags per year on which they are now making a profit of 8p each, or £5.76M total.
So, by "going green", using these rough figures, Tescos has gone from giving away over £1M to making a nearly £6M profit.
Re: You think the supermarkets are in to look green?
No, you've missed a bit. Those free carrier bags get used by most people as bin liners. Now that the free bags are less available, people have to buy bin liners too. So there's even more profit for the supermarkets, and it's not reduced the number of plastic bags going to landfill at all!
Classic government media campaign.
If they gave a toss about recycling they'd litigate at the supermarket level, or rather, against the suppliers to the supermarkets. The level of packaging is still ridiculous.
Much easier answer
Recycling from households is pretty wasteful. If is a good social practice as it gets people to think about their waste, but all the trucks chuntering about picking up the recyclable waste pretty much defeats the purpose. Best thing is - remove it at source; tax the producers.
Lest waster generated is less waste to be dealt with. So tax those companies who using wrapping, upon wrapping upon wrapping for no reason other than to "make it feel luxury and boost the consumer mind share of our corporate value chain" or whatever.
And tax the living hell out of the companies who use mixed materials that are hard to recycle and, pretty much, out law non-recyclable packaging materials.
As consumers we can do our bit - consume less! It really is that simple. The less crap you buy, the less crap you have to dump. The one big waste that needs stamped out at home is food waste - we throw so much out that it is disgusting.
Zap your bin and zap the chip.
My brother, who resides in the UK, zapped his bins and the chips apparently no longer function. Search Google for instructions.
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Because a user has no way to verify where the code is directing them, a code can download malware without the user ever knowing.
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QR codes are being used everywhere– from billboards to produce stands to libraries to nature trails. So for hackers the codes become an easy vector to target mobile devices. Percoco says hackers could build a rouge QR code in a matter of minutes and deploy them as random stickers or overlays on existing QR codes. Many legit QR codes are displayed in public, with no explanation, to entice customers into decoding the image to see what's next.
"There was a billboard that was 30 feet by 15 feet in downtown Chicago that was literally only a QR code," Percoco said.
Trustwave Spiderlabs first realized the potential for QR codes as a delivery mechanism for malicious content earlier this year while researching iPhone vulnerabilities. Researchers found that they could successfully infect a smartphone with malware that could jailbreak the phone and give them access to any data contained on the phone including contacts, email addresses, and text messages.
On both Android phone and iPhones, they were able to use malware to gain access to the phones' cameras and microphones to record pictures and audio. Using malware downloaded from a site linked to a QR code, a hacker could access a person's phone to see when their next meeting was, then record the audio from the meeting, for example.
The protection against QR code-based attacks, Percoco said, is not to "scan random QR codes you see while walking on the street." The second is to use a QR app that doesn't send a browser directly to a Web page. Some apps show a preview of the Web page or the URL that the code directs to.
"There aren't a lot of mechanisms, from a mobile perspective, to look for malicious sites. So that being the case, the best solution is to avoid QR codes where you can or if you don't trust the source," he said.
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By Ken Root
I'm going to call it early: The Renewable Fuel Standard is going to be eliminated by Congress and the ethanol industry is going to have to swim with the sharks in the marketplace. I'd be glad to be wrong but I base it on two factors: All good things come to an end, and we tend to cut off our nose to spite our face.
The anti-corn ethanol forces have combined with the anti-biofuels forces and have a bill in Congress that may well end the requirement that 10 percent of our liquid fuel supply come from alternative sources. Livestock producers have screamed since the price of corn went up, and someone has to pay for their dismay. Grocery interests needed to blame someone for rising costs, humanitarian interests connect higher food prices to alternative uses of corn, and the petroleum industry is determined not to give up market share to any competitor.
The political miracle of ethanol is a case study that should be in every business school in America. The industry would not exist if it weren't for the actions of politicians in the late 1990s, who were greasing the skids for presidential candidates campaigning in the Midwest. The phenomenal bravery of farmers and small-town investors to front the money to build the first generation of ethanol refineries showed that entrepreneurial spirit is alive in rural America. The power of the farm lobby to get the renewable fuel standard included in a comprehensive energy bill showed political savvy and clout far beyond what is normally expected. Finally, the expansion of the ethanol industry to reach thirteen billion gallons of annual production and hit the 10 percent blend wall is a tribute to the dynamics of business and technology and the capitalist marketplace.
But there were sectors of agriculture that saw a dramatic change in the cost of their feedstock and began to align with each other and any other interest that would sympathize with their plight. That alliance, holy or not, is now supporting HR 1461: "To Repeal the renewable fuel program of the Environmental Protection Agency."
Let's say the repeal is successful. What happens next? Again, conjecture from me, but based on as much real-world economics as I can muster. It all comes down to supply and demand. Not anger, not contempt but to the bottom line price of corn. To bring the price down, farmers can produce a big crop this fall. It could be as much as four billion bushels large than the final tally of 2012. Also, for demand to diminish from one or more of the traditional areas of feed usage, exports or ethanol production.
In the past six years of high corn prices, livestock producers have become more efficient. Pork and poultry can move their supply up or down quite quickly but the beef sector has a much longer cycle. All three are ready to pounce on cheaper feed and it will likely result in great production of animal protein to sell into the domestic and world market.
Corn exports have been at record value but not record quantity. It appears that buyers have the money and desire to purchase more, especially at lower price levels.
Ethanol is the wild card. Will refiners buy it if they are not required to use it? This brings in the EPA and its air quality rules for gasoline production. The Clean Air Act isn't going to be relaxed, so the requirement will remain to have an oxygenate of some type in gasoline to meet emissions standards. I don't think any additive is going to be cheaper than ethanol, so demand will still be there for some quantity.
What about new uses for corn and new marketing strategies by current users. Cheaper corn could be channeled into plastics and other non-traditional uses and ethanol producers could vertically integrate and start selling their own product in the retail market.
If the RFS is repealed there will be other impacts. The value of land would probably flatten out and decline as profitability of corn production declines. Machinery and input costs would follow suit.
John Deere is sending out vibes that their profits will plunge this year. This could be based on the prospect of a bigger harvest, and lower prices, or the reality that farmers have so much new equipment that they just can't justify buying much more to keep from paying taxes.
If the RFS goes away, there will be short-term joy from livestock interests as well as food processing and retailing. Those who produce corn will likely see an emotional downturn in prices and then a period of reaction to real economic events such as world demand, greater domestic livestock production and less corn production.
The big winner will be the oil industry who will finally prevail against government and competitors who had to get a legislative mandate to gain a sliver of their market. Domestic oil and gas production will be cited as the future security for the nation. But watch the price of gasoline to see if it goes up or down.
Finally, the taxpayer could also be on the hook as sharply lower corn prices will reinstate price supports that prop up production and result in greater government spending.
It was a good run. It was the longest period of prosperity in agriculture in modern history. A lot of corn farmers now have assets that exceed their wildest dreams. Small communities had a thriving local business that refined corn into ethanol.
The next step is realigning the ethanol industry into one that exports or blends and sells directly to consumers. There will be winners and losers, as capitalism always requires. If the RFS is repealed, then each American will have to determine whether it is good or bad for government to create an artificial business environment that favors one sector over another.
Editor's note: Ken Root has been an agricultural reporter for 37 years. Root now does daily radio and television programming and is a columnist. He can be reached at email@example.com.
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We purchased this bed frame without being sure what to expect. However, whenever we've purchased from Overstock in the past, it's been a good experience, so we did not hesitate to do so again. The frame came quickly, and after about 5h of set-up/assembly (1 person), was ready to use. It was well packed, had no scratches, but was missing one piece - one of the feet that goes under the wood slats. However OS customer service was very helpful on IM chat and had three spares sent to us within just a few days (thanks guys!!). One thing that will be helpful to note - if you purchase a memory foam mattress, you need a foundation (kind of a box-spring minus the springs or padding) or else the wooden slats will not hold the squishy mattress up, and it'll look too low - you definitely need a mattress/box spring combo when using this frame. It is NOT a platform bed. For some reason when I purchased it, I thought it might be, but that is another model made by same company. Be sure you want a regular bed frame when you buy this one. It is well-made, does not look cheap, and is beautiful. We've gotten lots of compliments, and it is holding up very well - not crooked, creaky, or worrisome in any way.
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