Your Questions About Recycling
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Sandra asks…
recycling cans?
hello i was just wondering how much you can get out of a soda can in california if you recycle it
The Expert answers:
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Sandy asks…
Where can I drop off recycling in Venice, California?
We just moved and discovered that we have no recycling boxes offered at our apartment building! So we’re wondering where and when we can drop off small, empty and cleaned recyclables like glass bottles, pop cans and cat food tins around the Venice-Lincoln area in Venice, California. Thanks in advance for your recommendations and help in this matter.
The Expert answers:
This is a list, complete with map to those closest to you.
Http://www.recyclingcenters.org/California/Venice_90291_recycling_centers.php
John asks…
California Recycle Prices?
Where can I find out how much the recycling refund prices are in California?
I mean is there a site that tells you all this. Cans & Bottles usually tell you there prices, but for another state (odd).
The Expert answers:
If ur recycling bottles or cans it should be on them
Ken asks…
Recycling cans for money in California?
Do you have to crush them first?
The Expert answers:
Check with the collection point where you are going to turn them in. They’ll tell you if they want them crushed or not. Most collection points have a container they dump the cans into and the they weight them. They’ve filled this and know when it’s full of un-crushed exactly how much it should weigh.
Some sites will not take your cans if you try to cheat them. They’ll tell you to take them back, wash them out and bring them back empty.
Mandy asks…
Wood recycling in Southern California?
i have lots of old skateboard i would like to recycle. does anyone know a place in the los angeles area where i can drop off wood where it will be recycled?
The Expert answers:
I put a link to a designer who makes purses out of old skateboards she might want them.
Go to www.earth911.org to find local recycle centers
Paul asks…
What can californians do to make recycling mandatory?
I am giving a persuasive speech on making recycling mandatory in california and i need a call of action. Please help.
The Expert answers:
J is, in this case, right.
While recycling is the right thing to do, making it mandatory is not a good thing.
What you want to do it to make it more attractive, so that it’s worth doing.
That probably means higher deposits on stuff.
And more public recycling centers.
Maybe recycle bins all over town.
I don’t want to fine someone, or put ’em in jail for being stupid.
I just want them to realize that it’s to their benefit to do the right thing.
Ruth asks…
Im going to recycle in california, what should i know?
Im going to recycle next week.
I used to recycle in nevada and they would only give me a dollar a poun on plastics and alluminum
We took 9 large garbage size cans to the recycle center and they would give us only 120 dollars or so
It wasnt much since it was alot of cans and they made us seperate them in different bags, aluminum and plastics. They also made us take off the caps on the plastic bottles
I want to know, how is the payment system here in california because I want to know if i should wait and save the cans to get paid more since we really dont have that much
The Expert answers:
Well i recycle alot, and i live in cali. When i go recycling i usually take 3-4 bags[regular drawstring kitchen use bags] and i end up making at most $20.00 so i think you’ew better off recycling at nevada. Also, they make us separate cans and bottles. For bottles we have to take caps of aswell. Places you could recycle at in cali would be near grocery stores, or a garbage place thats how i remember it. You could google some nearby recycling centers. Have fun recycling! 🙂
Thomas asks…
Were can I find a place in Fresno California that recycles concrete?
Do I just take the concrete to a land field or what?
The Expert answers:
Concrete is non recyclable.
As for disposing of it, i guess you send it to a landfill.
Chris asks…
California aluminum can recycling laws?
I’m confused– you go to walmart or any other store to buy soda you get tacked on with some fee CVR i think?? but the fee is basically saying you are going to pay this now because you can take your cans to a recycling station for money–this makes no sence considering in california it is law you have to recycle anyways unless you are a bum why would you go out of your way to go to a recycling station for 50cents when you can stick them in THE BLUE garbage can weekly who gets that money why is it there how can we get rid of it is this is a state thing or just a san diego thing?
The Expert answers:
Eric,
The CRV is designed to be an “incentive” to encourage recycling. That’s the point of most bottle bills. The hope by the government/industry is that you will return the bottle/can for the CRV and it ensures that it gets recycled through their network of recycling markets.
I lived in San Francisco for a year and had to read the Statute that set up the bottle bill once. If I remember it correctly, those towns/counties that offer curbside recycling are the ones that receive the value of the CRV. They use this to offset the cost of running the program.
Recycling is all about convenience to the customer (you) and the laws sourrounding it for government agencies tend to be somewhat flexible (at times….though not always).
I hope this helps!
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