Your Questions About Recycling

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It gets recycled back into the system.men all over the country, including my dad,uncles and so on have been making a living for years on this type of waist.there is not one city that i know of that is making money.but they are looseing money.typical government bull crap.atlanta like every other city in the country couldnt make money with a gold strike.its there job to bleed the public.not make money for them.so be it.i dont know why.but it has become the american way with elected officials.could it be greed and dishonisty.hmmmmm.

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Wow! There isn’t much which looks like it will do the job. Have a look at these: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=recycling&sll=26.140645,-80.136681&sspn=0.280467,0.41851&ie=UTF8&z=12 (Click on the red dots for details.)

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If I get a job dumping toxic waste, a by-product of making solar panels, into a lake. Do I have a “green job”? Yes I do.

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Good for you! You can probably visit your local township/town commissioner for information on where to recycle certain things or what your garbage collector will take. If they don’t know it’s their job to figure it out and tell you. Also, if your community doesn’t recycle very many kinds of plastics/glass etc, try to buy less of that kind and reuse what you already have by buying in bulk or just find ways to reuse the items not able to be recycled. My community actually won’t take anything but glass, its ridiculous so we try to minimize the plastics we buy. Even though you don’t have time to go anywhere I would consider looking into your local boyscout chapters, they usually run many recycling programs where you drop off items like magazines/newspapers/plastic/cardboard etc at a place near you then they drop it off at the correct place.

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What is the price comparison? All other things being equal, I will go with the company with the lower cost.

Do they manufacture here or do they import from China? (I will go with the home-grown company rather the one that imports. Remember, the job you save could be yours.)

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I understand your desire to make money but I agree that eleven is too young to be working with power mowers, weed wackers, etc. You need to work with your skills, interests and experiences to make money. There are a number of really good library books that can help to answer your question about what you can do safely and legally to earn money so I’d suggest you talk to your librarian about books like “Fast Cash for Kids” by Bonnie & Noel Drew. You’ll find a number of other titles. What you want to do is find a need that your potential customers have and fill the need. Consider recycling, selling “green products,” running errands, painting, crafts, house and yard cleaning, and other things within your skill level. It’s important to read and learn about business and your industry. Check out Junior Achievements to network with other teens and tweens who are making their dreams come true…

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It depends on you state laws. Most places in California like CVS and some grocery stores will not hire you until 16-17 years of age. Maybe check with your school to see if you can obtain work permit. Otherwise, you will have to stick with the under the table jobs like mowing lawns. One good idea is to go around to different baseball parks after the games to collect recycling….I take my 12 year old son out and he makes a nice amount of money weekly when there is games. I give you major kudos for wanting to get out and work!! That is awesome!! Good luck and keep trying, employers may say no the first time, but they like it when people come back 🙂

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Baby-sit
Mow lawns
Pull weeds
Do chores for an elderly neighbor or relative
Deliver newspapers
Collect and recycle aluminum cans
Rake leaves
Shovel snow
Walk dogs and/or train them
Bring in the papers for neighbors when they are on vacation
Wash cars

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Its a good idea but not an easy job. First, you have to be positive that all metal (nails, screws, etc.) are removed from the wood. Then the boards have to be surfaced in some way. Usually they would be run through a surface planer to clean them up but you could also power sand every board. I don’t know how wide your boards are but the edges will have to be planed so that they can be glued together to make boards wide enough to construct furniture. If these are really nice old hardwood boards, they would certainly be worth saving and storing until you can find a way to process them for use.