Your Questions About Recycling
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Mary asks…
If our recycling bins were all buried while full,and dug up a thousand years from now?
Would we be perceived as hoarders?
The Expert answers:
Obviously not, once the significance of the recycling bin was ascertained. If we were throwing things out in order to recycle them, we obviously aren’t hoarding them.
Michael asks…
Where can I get one of those big blue recycling bins for my house?
I really want to help conserve and recycle!
The Expert answers:
Call your local utilities provider and congrats for caring.
William asks…
what happens to all the clothes we put in the recycling bins?
Who collects them? Is it the council? and where do they go?
The Expert answers:
Further to snookler et al, they end up in third world countries, or op shops in not so poor countries.
In third world countries they are a mixed blessing. The clothes get sold at prices well below new clothes as you would expect. So a larger proportion of the population can buy presentable clothes.
In this country for instance, people, now that second hand shops have become the norm, wear “better” clothes than they used to. However the sight of people wearing totally inappropriate clothes is a bit weird, an evening dress as street wear, a printed T shirt worn by some poor unsuspecting illiterate with obscene or offensive messages on it, pj’s worn as street apparal etc.
Then there is the economic impact, over the last 30 years most urban vegetable markets anda good 30% of retail outlets have been converted to second hand clothes outlets, indead it is a boom industry. There used to be a vibrant indiginous clothes industry, that has virtually been wiped out. Who will buy an average quality new shirt, when you can get a near new designer label for a fraction of the price? The social impact is also not all positive. Nor are the overall ethics, even though generally the intentions are good.
As to who collects, many NGO’s make it their business, some councils do, but that is more of an exception. Also several regular businesses are involved.
And some clothes end up as industrial rags and others ar fibres to be made into felt, matress stuffing packaging materials and a significant portion eds up as fibres added to paper pult to make a fine hight strength paper.
David asks…
How many recycling bins do you have?
I have three.
Mr F so much info.
The Expert answers:
Mine were stolen so I put my recyclables in a box. I hate thieves
James asks…
Recycling Bins got a some questions about them?
Where can I buy big square on wheels and has lids bins.
I saw some bins but, they come in many colors.
What does these colors means. I saw yellow, green, and blue. what is the difference?
The Expert answers:
Different colour boxes may be for different things like the yellow box for paper blue box for glass and green for card.
You should ask your local council for details
some bin men wont take rubbish if placed in wrong bin like ours
you shouldn’t have to buy a wheelie bin your council should provide that for free.
Jenny asks…
Do you have recycling bins to store your sins?
They say that ‘sin’ is a natural thing for a human being to do. But if you feel guilty after your ‘sinning’ and you feel hell bent on throwing it away somewhere, why not use the recylcing bin instead of the trash? We’ve got to keep the ozone layer and keep captain planet from throwing a sh!t storm at us, and anyway chances are someone else can use your dross sins in a different form sometime down the road, as we all have our petty vices.
The Expert answers:
No. I do not keep my sins in a storage bin. Nor even in the crevice of my brain. When I pray, I ask God to Forgive me , for all my sins. Then like magic, they disappear. But the next day, I try hard to not sin and ask God to Guide me. Ask God to Forgive me. That is what I do. I learn from my sins and try hard not to repeat them.
Donna asks…
why aren’t there recycling bins in public places?
i never see recycling bins in places like the mall,a train station etc. and i always feel bad putting recyclables into the trash.
is there any reason they don’t have them?
what can be done to get places to start using recycling bins?
The Expert answers:
In some cities, it is illegal to put household or business trash in public receptacles. Some are concerned that some business owners may put rubbish in the public bins to save $$ since they must pay for trash pick up. There is also concerns of illegal basement apartments who empty their trash in public areas.
If you are interested in recycling bins in public places you can contact your City Council, Mayor or Legislator.
Perhaps they can initiate a pilot public recycling program where barrels can be placed in high traffic areas. Some cities have had recycling barrels donated by corporations such as Coca Cola. There are also grants available that can offset the costs.
Your representative can work with the Department of Sanitation who may have collection resources and partnerships with business improvement districts. With careful planning by the Sanitation Department, this public recycling will have virtually little or no impact on the City’s budget or on taxpayers.
George asks…
In california, what are the the colors to the recycling bins? is it blue, yellow, and green?
If anybody knows a website, Id appreciate it, its for my project. What goes in those bins?
The Expert answers:
I’m pretty sure it depends on by region. In the Southern California region, which is taken care of by EDCO, the recycling bins for residential areas are blue and traditional trash cans are grey.
Also, in the blue cans you can put paper, glass, aluminum cans, and some forms of plastic containers. Normal trash goes in the grey can. Homeowners have to use their own cans or regular black trash bags for any trash from the environment (raking up leaves, Palm Fronds, freshly mowed grass etc)
Susan asks…
Is it legal in New York state to take cans/glass/bottles out of peoples recycling bins?
When they are out on the curb on “public” property? We get a 5c bonus for bringing them to a store, but if they are throwing them out anyway? Is there harm in it?
The Expert answers:
Usually once the garbage is thrown out it is no longer considered property and therefore it is legal to rummage through the trash.
What is NOT legal is trespassing in area way, private alleys or other private property to take the bottles from the trash.
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