Your Questions About Recycling
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Charles asks…
How many of you are recycling last years Christmas gifts and giving them to others this year?
Get a gift you did not like last year? Are you planning on recycling it and giving it to anyone else this year?
The Expert answers:
Me
Mary asks…
How do i go about starting a paper recycling program at my school?
We waste massive amounts of paper in computer classes at my school, printing and re-printing, then just throwing it all away after the teacher takes one look at it. I’d like to have a recycling bin to put it all in instead of just wasting it all. But im not quite sure how recycling works, can someone help me out?
The Expert answers:
First you need to get everyone that might be doing the recycling, interested and backing the idea,
then talk to your head, and think about (i was going to say a newsletter).. But maybe a presentation in assembly describeing the effects.
Make sure you know who is going to be collecting the recycling, how it will be organised or put out, and most importantly where it will be going!
The most rewarding recyling would be see a finished tangible bit of recycling, good luck and cause a stir!!
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Richard asks…
I want to start a recycling business. What is the best way to get started?
I would like to collect recyclable items from area business and make money taking to recycling centers. Anyone have tips?
The Expert answers:
Start a profit and loss statement. In other words, what does the market say with regards to how much you would have to charge to break even or turn a profit? What will you offer that others are not offering?
Helen asks…
How do I delete my recycling bin off of my desktop?
I have tried everything to get my recycling bin off of my desktop on my computer. I don’t even know why I have one on it. I have a “Dell Dock’ and it has the recycling bin on that as well so I don’t understand why I have two of them. I just wanted my whole screen to be clean looking and I don’t want the recycling bin to be on it if I already have it in my Dell Dock.
The Expert answers:
Show or hide the Recycle Bin
The Recycle Bin usually appears on the desktop. If you prefer, you can hide it.
To show or hide the Recycle Bin on the desktop
Open Personalization by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking Appearance and Personalization, and then clicking Personalization.
In the left pane, click Change desktop icons, and then do one of the following:
To remove the Recycle Bin from the desktop, clear the Recycle Bin check box.
To display the Recycle Bin on the desktop, select the Recycle Bin check box.
Click OK.
Note
Even if you don’t choose to show the Recycle Bin, deleted files will still be temporarily moved to the Recycle Bin until you choose to permanently delete them. To turn off the Recycle Bin, see Change the Recycle Bin settings.
Hope I helped:)
Michael asks…
What kind of job can you get in recycling?
I might be changing my major to environmental studies and I want to get a job in recycling, but I’m not sure what types of jobs are available. When I send out my resume I want to be able to put a specific job, but I’m not sure what types of jobs there are in recycling. Can you help?
The Expert answers:
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Paul asks…
What component of a school recycling system could be automated?
So what do you think about one component of your school’s recycling program that must be automated? What components do you choose and predict how u think that the automation would have impact.
The Expert answers:
Http://www.p2pays.org/ref/41/40956.pdf
http://www.re3.org/React/7.pdf
Susan asks…
How do you start a recycling center?
I’m interested in starting a recycling center in my small town. how would you go about doing it. are there grants available? or any sites that have info on the subject?
The Expert answers:
Contact the state for details. A guy down the road from my house has a drinking container redemption center and made over 150,000 per year. He quit after ten years and now lives someplace warmer. If your state doesn’t have a returnable law, try to get them to. In Maine, the state makes money on the cans people throw out and on the aluminum that they bring in. Jobs are created in rural areas and there is less trash along the road. For the poor kids, there is a ready source of a small income picking up cans along the road from those who do throw them out.
Mandy asks…
What is the latest you should empty your recycling outside?
We have our recycling bins in the back of the house and our one neighbor is pretty close by. As a matter of etiquette, how late could I empty my recycling (it’s a little loud but not too much) without being kind of jerk or bad neighbor. Is 11pm too late? It’s about as loud as a neighbor being dropped off by a friend.
The Expert answers:
Most towns have noise ordinances. You may need to contact your local constabulary about your problem.
BTW… This really is not an ETIQUETTE question… But thanks for asking!
Have a polite day.
Ruth asks…
How Do I go about starting a computer recycling business?
Hey I know there is a lot of useful information that is often provided by people on here who either are in the field or have came across the information thru other means…. So I am interested in the computer recycling buusiness can someone out there direct me with some more info. I want to know exactly how to go about gettin some companies/corpoartions to want to use you for their recycling needs. I would really appreciate any helpful information on this subject. Thank you.
The Expert answers:
Well getting a supply of computers is important. Knowing how to refurbish or just fix them is also important. You can work on getting lease return computers from computer suppliers, or other sources. Usually large corporations trade in their used computers towards new ones. Having a computer supply business in the first place is a the best way to do that, but they will sell them off in quantity and that’s where you get your margin of profit. You can sell them a number of ways, ebay is good or if you have a good population local business can be pretty good.
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