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b'Wasted Time\\nTwenty-two hundred hours. Twenty-one in the Canaries. Mick took a deep breath, said a short prayer and opened the kitchen door. Operation Garbage was underway.\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Phase One \\u2013 \\u201cThe Bin Liners\\u201d \\u2013 was relatively straightforward:\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 1. Push rubbish down until bin liner straps become visible.\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 2. Grab liner by aforementioned straps, taking care not to break them in process.\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 3. Curse all and sundry, place clean liner \\u2018headfirst\\u2019 over broken liner, turn bin on head, and empty contents of old liner into new one. Shake vigorously (if it makes you feel any better). Gotcha!\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 4. Put clean liner in bin before more rubbish materialises.\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Phase Two \\u2013 \\u201cThe Other Stuff\\u201d \\u2013 was altogether more demanding:\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 1. Separate \\u2018recycling mountain\\u2019 according to four criteria:\\n\\nlooks like paper\\nlooks like plastic\\nlooks like glass\\nhaven\\u2019t a clue\\n\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 2. Put \\u2018mini-mountains\\u2019 into random bags, tossing a coin where necessary.\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 3. Proceed to Phase Three \\u2013 \\u201cThe Meeting Point\\u201d.\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\nArmed with his rubbish, Mick staggered down the stairs, into the rain and across the street. Unfortunately, and not for the first time, Mick \\u201cmicksed up\\u201d his plastics and papers. Knowing his luck, he mused, the Neighbourhood Garbage Watch would have the whole show on video.'